Press Releases

“It’s been said that sunlight is the best disinfectant – and this report makes clear that the FCC has the power, the authority, and the responsibility to shine a bright light on the organizations and campaigns behind our political advertisements,” Leader Pelosi said. “The FCC must simply update its rules to reflect the law, ensuring disclosure in our elections, transparency in our campaigns, and fairness for all voters.”

“The Violence Against Women Act has long ensured that no woman would ever be forced to suffer in silence in the face of domestic violence and abuse. Democrats were committed to keeping that promise – that’s why we led the charge to enact the strong, bipartisan Senate bill and secure a victory for all women, no matter their background or community,” said Leader Pelosi. “Today, a bipartisan majority of the House joined the Senate in reaffirming our pledge to America’s women and families, strengthening this landmark law, extending protection to LGBT Americans, Native Americans, and immigrants, and preserving the security of all women.”

" I'm so honored to be here with some of my women colleagues in the House of Representatives. Others are on the floor as we debate the Violence Against Women Act. It's important for us to come together today because tomorrow is fraught with meaning on the calendar. First of all, it's March 1st. It is a day that the indiscriminate across?the?board spending cuts that will cause unemployment, instability, and uncertainty in our economy [will] take place."

“Thank you Madam [Chairwoman Marcia Fudge of the Congressional Black Caucus], thank you for bringing us together today on the steps of the Supreme Court. In a year when we are observing the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, on a day when we are dedicating a statue to Rosa Parks in the Capitol of the United States, at a time when the Supreme Court will be hearing arguments about the right to vote in America."

“We look forward to meeting with President Obama to develop a balanced, bipartisan solution to avoid the unemployment and economic uncertainty caused by the indiscriminate cuts set to take effect."

"Okay, 500 days have passed since the Violence Against Women Act authorization has expired. Since then the Senate, in a bipartisan way on two occasions, have passed the reauthorization; one just a matter of days ago. The House Democrats have been eager to in a bipartisan fashion, as the Senate did, to support that bipartisan bill."

“We’ve just come back from – what – a ten day break. We’ve listened to Members as to what they heard from the public, and what our constituents are telling us is to get the job done. We are doing just that with a proposal under the leadership of Chris Van Hollen, our ranking Democrat on the Budget Committee. He’ll talk about our proposal, which we have had on the table for a while. Our Chairman talked about jobs. Month after month after month of private sector job increases, remarkable, that can, that can be reversed if we have this sequester; which is harmful to growth and harmful to job creation, in addition to being harmful – for example, Members told me about psychiatric nurses who deal with PTSD of our returning vets, who will be furloughed. Is that what the American people want? I don’t think so."

“House Republicans just can’t help themselves. Even with a strong, bipartisan bill passed by the Senate for the second Congress in a row, even with countless women in need of support and protection, Republicans are still turning the Violence Against Women Act into a partisan political football. But we cannot allow House Republican leaders to play games with the safety and security of American families."