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Speaker Boehner Faces the Nation and Spews Same, Tired Excuses on Immigration
July 12, 2015
Speaker Boehner took to CBS' ‘Face the Nation' this morning and coughed up the same excuses for failing to enact comprehensive immigration reform.

John Dickerson.  The Senate passed a bill, came over to the House and House leaders didn't do anything on immigration all of last year…nothing's been done…

Speaker Boehner.  John, I've been trying to do immigration reform for four years…what the president has done is that he's poisoned the well…

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Speaker Boehner's Hypocritical Lip Service on Immigration Blasted
July 11, 2015
During a recent trip to Ireland, Speaker Boehner vowed to get comprehensive immigration reform done and "overcome Republican resistance."  The hypocrisy and insincerity of that statement has been noticed:

MSNBC:

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Weekly House GOP Review: Just More Dysfunction, Obstruction & Distraction
July 10, 2015
The 20th legislative week of the so-called ‘New American Congress’ hasn't been pretty.
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New Gallup Poll: 'Uninsured Rate Lowest to Date'
July 10, 2015
A new Gallup poll released today confirms what the country already knows: #ACAworks and continues to benefit the American people!
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House Democrats Leading the Way to #TakeItDown
July 9, 2015

Today on the House Floor, Leader Pelosi offered a resolutioncalling on Speaker Boehner and the House Republican Conference to remove any state flag containing the Confederate Battle flag from the United States Capitol. Pelosi's resolution is an updated version of a resolution offered by Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) on June 25.

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Prominent Education Groups: Republicans Leaving Children Behind
July 8, 2015
The reviews are in for Republicans' disastrous education bill on the floor this week.
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GOP Dysfunction, Obstruction & Distraction 'Could Lead to a Government Shutdown'
July 7, 2015
How serious is the Republican Congress about avoiding another #GOPshutdown?  Not at all.  From New York Times:

From environmental and work force regulations to health care and contraception, congressional Republicans are using spending bills to try to dismantle President Obama's policies,setting up a fiscal feud this fall that could lead to a government shutdown.

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Editorial Roundup: New Proposal to #FixOvertime Pay is 'Necessary, Not Optional...'
July 7, 2015
The new proposed rule change that will #FixOvertime pay for nearly 5 million hard-working Americans is getting praise from editorials across the country!

Toledo Blade Editorial (Ohio) – Sense on overtime pay

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GOP Majority Leader McCarthy Putting Speakership Ambitions Above American Jobs & Economy
July 7, 2015
House Republican Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is not shy about his ambition to succeed Speaker Boehner.
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Right-Wing Groups Cheer Shutdown of Ex-Im Bank's Charter Under Speaker Boehner's Watch
July 2, 2015
Right-wing groups highly influential in the Republican Government Shutdown of 2013 that cost our economy $24 billion are cheering the shutdown of the job-creating Export-Import Bank's charter after Speaker Boehner and extremist House GOP Members failed to renew it and save American jobs.

International Business Times– Who Killed The Ex-Im Bank?