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Last year, House Republicans unveiled their "Pledge to America"--making grand promises to the American people. They stated on page five of their "pledge":

To: Congressional Republicans

Fr: Democratic Leader's Press Office

Dt: June 30, 2011

Re: Desperation is Not a Good Look for You and Your Special Interest Friends

Enough already!

Leader Pelosi was interviewed on Friday by Candy Crowley about Afghanistan, Democrats' commitment to deficit reduction and other news of the day. The interview aired yesterday on CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley" -- watch it:

Part 1

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…Majority Leader Eric Cantor gets going.

Yesterday, Leader Cantor abandoned the bipartisan Vice President Biden-led debt talks that were set to continue in good faith – undermining weeks of work and placing the American economy in serious jeopardy.

Another day, another poll showing the American people overwhelmingly oppose the GOP plan to end Medicare. Bloomberg poll out this morning:

Last week, the House passed the FY 2012 Agriculture Appropriations bill (H.R. 2112) by a vote of 217-203.

Tonight, President Obama made it clear: we are now beginning the process of bringing our troops home and ending the war in Afghanistan.

It has been the hope of many in Congress and across the country that the full drawdown of U.S. forces would happen sooner than the President laid out – and we will continue to press for a better outcome.

Today, the NLRB proposed commonsense reforms that are a step toward ensuring fairness for workers as they exercise their fundamental right to decide whether to join a union. The current process has stacked the deck against workers; today's proposal brings transparency and fairness for both workers and their employers.