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February 12, 2013
501 days ago House Republicans let the Violence Against Women Act expire. 501 days.
The Senate is poised to pass a bipartisan VAWA bill today. So where are House Republicans? From BuzzFeed:
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January 29, 2013
The GOP-led 112th Congress failed to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, a previously non-partisan, non-ideological tool used by law enforcement and government officials to combat domestic violence. Thus far, the GOP-led 113th Congress has refused to send a signal to women that they intend to change course:
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January 23, 2013
Despite plenty of rhetoric from House Republicans on providing the American people certainty—the GOP will act today to do just the opposite. House Republicans are offering a short-term gimmick that will only lead to another one of their trademark manufactured crises.
While Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell seems to now realize that is now way no govern:
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January 2, 2013
Turning their backs on the communities ravaged by Hurricane Sandy, last night the House Republican leadership made an unconscionable decision to adjourn the 112th Congress without allowing a vote on the Sandy relief bill. Despite strong, bipartisan action in the Senate, the House GOP leadership is ignoring pleas of families and small businesses trying to rebuild—and their representatives:
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January 2, 2013
Late on New Year's night, the House voted in a bipartisan manner to pass tax relief for middle class Americans and help grow the economy. House Democrats and the President kept their promise to protect 98 percent of families and 97 percent of small businesses from any income tax increase.
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December 4, 2012
Moments ago, Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN) filed a discharge petition to bring up the Middle Class Tax Cut legislation.
Because Speaker Boehner and House Republicans have thus far refused to bring up the legislation for a vote, Democrats are organizing a petition to force them to do so.
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December 3, 2012
As he continues his campaign to protect the wealthiest from paying their fair share in taxes, Speaker Boehner repeatedly references a small business mantra that simply isn't true:
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November 29, 2012
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In July, the Senate voted to pass a bill that would extend middle-class tax cuts and allow the tax benefits for the wealthiest 2 percent to expire.
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November 28, 2012
As Democrats work towards a balanced agreement that will create jobs and grow the economy to reduce the debt, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll released this morning shows that a majority of Americans believe that agreement should ens
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November 2, 2012
The Department of Labor announced today that our nation's economy added 171,000 jobs in October. 184,000 jobs were added in the private sector alone. Indeed, the private sector has shown steady growth:
