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June 24, 2015
Two years ago tomorrow, the United States Supreme Court dealt blow to a vital provision in the Voting Rights Act (VRA) in Shelby County v.
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June 24, 2015
Speaker Boehner and House Republicans are set to shut down the job-creating Export-Import Bank.

Associated PressGOP-led Congress prepared to let Export-Import Bank expire

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June 24, 2015
While Republicans remain fixated on their partisan, budget ploys that threaten another Republican Government Shutdown, Leader Pelosi and House Democrats continue to work tirelessly to address the draconian sequester that impacts our national security and our ability to make investments that grow our economy:

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June 24, 2015
Speaker Boehner and House Republicans have had three opportunities in recent months to renew the job-creating Export-Import Bank.  Today on the House floor, Democrats will offer Republicans another, final chance to do the right thing and renew the charter for the job-creating, small business supporting Ex-Im Bank.

With only 1 legislative day left until they absurdly shut down the Ex-Im Ba

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June 23, 2015
Speaker Boehner and Congressional Republicans continue to do nothing to address the harmful sequester but move forward with their partisan budget gimmicks in the Defense Appropriations process...
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June 22, 2015
Four legislative days remain until the job-creating, small business supporting Export-Import Bank expires, and according to Roll Call, Speaker Boehner and House Republicans are on track to do just that:

House Poised to Let Ex-Im Bank Charter Expire

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June 19, 2015
Speaker Boehner and the House Republican Conference this week took another crack at undermining, dismantling and repealing the Affordable Care Act for the 59th and 60th time.  Here's what the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) had to tell them today about their obstructive and obsessive efforts:

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June 18, 2015
When Speaker Boehner and House Republicans recently punted the Highway Trust Fund, groups representing industry and thousands of workers from across the country warned of the short-term patches and urged the dysfunctional Republican Congress to provide long-term certainty for our crumbling infrastructure.
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June 17, 2015
If Speaker Boehner and Congressional Republicans fail to prevent a shutdown of the job-creating Export-Import Bank in less than 5 legislative days, one CEO of a major Fortune 500 company said it would be an “economic catastrophe.”
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June 10, 2015
House Republicans are set to pass a FY 2016 Defense of Defense Appropriations bill that fails to deal with dire impact of the sequester, including the significant cuts it brings to domestic spending.