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GOP Stoops to New Low on Farm Bill
July 12, 2013
Yesterday, the House GOP stooped to a new low, abandoning a long history of bipartisanship and rural-urban community partnership to pass a Farm Bill that ignores the health and economic security of millions of Americans. As one senior Republican told Politico, "Farm bills have been bipartisan for generations, and we made it a mess."

Not one House Democrat voted for the bill.

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GOP Hypocrisy -- Read This Not That
July 11, 2013
Two weeks ago, Majority Leader Eric Cantor had this to say about the immigration bill that passed the Senate by a vote of 68-32:

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GOP Congress #BoehnerStyle: "Least Productive in Modern History"
July 9, 2013
This morning, Speaker Boehner told reporters "to count on" the GOP voting again to repeal the Affordable Care Act … for the 38th time.

It comes as no surprise that working on legislative solutions for the American people – or even just plain working – is not high on the list of priorities for Republican leaders. We are more than half way through 2013 and Speaker Boehner has brought the GOP-run House into legislative session on just 71 days. Over the next nine weeks, the House GOP is scheduled to be at work here in Washington just 15 days.

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GOP House 'unwilling and unable'
July 8, 2013
The GOP House is back in session today after leaving town last week and has just 16 legislative days scheduled over the next nine weeks. Unfortunately, House Republicans have no plans to get to work and address the priorities of the American people – from jobs and the economy to the Farm Bill to the budget and sequester, the GOP course of action is no action at all. From the Washington Post:

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Speaker Boehner Loses 7th and Final DOMA Case
June 26, 2013
Today the Supreme Court declared Section 3 of DOMA – a discriminatory policy that denies federal benefits to same-sex couples and stands in the way of equality for all of America's families – unconstitutional and properly discarded it in the dustbin of history.

Speaker Boehner and GOP leaders wasted $2.3 million taxpayer dollars in their shameful effort to defend DOMA.

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#BoehnerStyle: GOP leaders need "course in remedial congressional math"
June 24, 2013
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Privacy and Civil Liberties Protections in Intelligence Collection and Surveillance Activities
June 22, 2013

The recent unauthorized disclosures of classified intelligence collection activities has generated renewed debate about balancing our responsibility to protect Americans from harm and the need to protect Americans' privacy and civil liberties. Striking the right balance has been a long-standing priority for Democrats. In fact, Democrats insisted upon the protections in current law related to the government's collection of information pursuant to the Patriot Act and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

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Affordable Care Act Saves Consumers $3.9 Billion on Insurance Premiums
June 20, 2013
Today, HHS announced that American consumers saved $3.9 billion on insurance premiums in 2012 as a result of the Affordable Care Act. From the release:

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Ripped from the Headlines: GOP Priorities in the News
June 19, 2013
Speaker Boehner and House Republicans keep saying their focus is on jobs and economy, but 168 days into the 113thCongress the American people are still waiting for the GOP to put forward a bill to create jobs and strengthen the economy.
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On the GOP Floor: Ideology Trumps Jobs Again
June 18, 2013
Today, House Republicans will vote on an ideologically motivated, dead-end bill to restrict women's health choices.

New York Times: