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“Today, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals unequivocally held that Congress, not the President, has the exclusive power of the purse. This ruling, allowing the House to proceed with its lawsuit to enforce the Appropriations Clause, is a strong victory for the Constitution and the rule of law, and upholds our Founders’ vision for our democracy, with three co-equal branches serving as a check and balance on the others."

After failing to take real action to lower seniors’ prescription drug prices, President Trump wants to steal from the Medicare Trust Fund for a desperately transparent political gimmick.

“The Census is a pillar of our democracy, enshrined by our Founders to ensure that all people in America are equally counted and represented. This urgently-needed injunction is a victory for our Constitution and American Democracy, as it blocks the latest Trump attempt to silence the voices of vulnerable communities and cause traditionally undercounted communities to become even further under-represented, financially excluded and left behind."

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is part of this morning's ceremony at the Capitol. She and Justice Ginsburg were friends. Madam Speaker Pelosi, thank you so much for joining us.

“On the West façade of the Supreme Court, facing the Capitol, are inscribed the words ‘equal justice under the law.’ Justice Ginsburg dedicated her life to that principle – and now, we must continue her work, upholding that same ideal."

“President Trump’s bogus executive order on pre-existing conditions isn’t worth the paper it’s signed on. It is an insult to every family with someone with a pre-existing condition that President Trump thinks he can get away with this farce while he races a justice onto the Supreme Court to strike down the lifesaving protections enshrined into law by the Affordable Care Act."

Speaker Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference today in the Capitol Visitor Center.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of H.R. 4447, the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, which makes long-overdue reforms to U.S. energy policy and authorizes major investments in the transition to a low-carbon future.