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February 29, 2012
While Speaker Boehner continued playing the blame game on gas prices yesterday, he declared that "the price of gasoline is driven by two factors. It's driven by supply and it's driven by demand." Let's look at the math:
Supply:
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February 28, 2012
Republicans have led the House for 420 days without a jobs agenda—and the American people have noticed. So in yet another desperate attempt to hide their dismal record, the GOP is putting forward a "new" agenda that—instead of actually putting Americans to work—merely contains the word "jobs" and centers around politics instead of actual job creation.
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February 24, 2012
Ms. Karen Golinski, a federal employee, and her wife Ms. Amy Cunninghis have been partners for more than 20 years--legally married in 2008 under California law. Karen Golinski had sought to enroll her wife in the federal employee health plan, and was refused on the grounds of the discriminatory Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA).
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February 24, 2012
As Americans face rising gas prices, Republicans are spouting talking points assigning blame to President Obama, instead of taking action against Wall Street speculators who are driving up the cost of oil, hurting consumers, and potentially damaging our economic recovery.
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February 16, 2012
Today, House Republicans held a hearing impacting millions of American women seeking safe and affordable coverage for basic preventive health care, including contraception, where the Republican Majority refuse
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February 16, 2012
This morning, Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan insinuated that a throng of Democrats supported the GOP plan to end the Medicare guarantee and increase costs for seniors but were "too afraid at this time to come forward":
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February 14, 2012
Buckle your seatbelts – It's a rough road ahead for House Republicans this week!
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February 9, 2012
Two years ago, the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v.
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February 8, 2012
Today, Leader Cantor posted a "fact" sheet on the STOCK Act--for accuracy's sake, see notations in red:
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February 8, 2012
For 400 days, Republicans have failed to offer a jobs agenda, voted to end the Medicare guarantee, and are once again threatening the payroll tax cut for middle class.
Democrats have a different path. Democrats remain focused on our immediate priorities:
- Extending the payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans,