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June 7, 2017
Every day, Americans learn more about President Trump’s brazen attempts to interfere with the investigations into his potential collusion with Russia. From reports that the President asked his top intelligence officials to curtail the FBI’s Trump-Russia probe to his firing of Director James Comey, Trump is making it clear that he will stop at nothing to prevent the FBI – and Americans – from following the facts on his Moscow connection.
Blog Post
June 7, 2017
Today, President Trump will be in Cincinnati, Ohio to meet with ‘victims' of the Affordable Care Act, just weeks after proposing a crushing $1.4 trillion in cuts to Medicaid in his budget and Trumpcare.
The real victims are the Ohioans who rely on Medicaid for lifesaving services for opioid addiction treatment and mental health care. And the Trump Administration's proposed Medicaid cuts would be devastating for Ohio where:
- There was a775% increasein opioid-related deaths from 2003 to 2015.
Press Release
June 6, 2017
Anthem’s decision to pull out of the Ohio Marketplace is yet another example of the devastation wreaked on American families by the Trump Administration’s efforts to sabotage the Affordable Care Act. The Republicans’ irresponsible actions have already resulted in North Carolinians in the Marketplace facing double-digit premium increases – and now, 10,500 Americans in 20 counties in Ohio could be left without any insurance options next year. Republicans must stop working to collapse the health care system and inflict suffering on hard-working families, and instead begin to work with Democrats on improving our health care system and lowering health care costs.
Blog Post
June 6, 2017
In the past 48 hours, President Trump took to Twitter attacking the Mayor of London in the wake of a terrorist attack, pointlessly ranting about ‘fake news', taking credit for the isolation of Qatar (where the largest U.S.
Blog Post
June 6, 2017
This morning, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Chris Cuomo on CNN's New Day. Leader Pelosi discussed President Trump’s glaring lack of accomplishments in creating jobs, presenting an infrastructure plan and growing the economy despite Republican control of the House, Senate and White House.
Blog Post
June 5, 2017
Today, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin and Jedediah Bila on ABC’s The View. In the wake of terror attacks in London, Leader Pelosi criticized the Trump White House’s hypocrisy and denounced the President’s travel ban.
Press Release
June 5, 2017
Bold, job-creating investments in our crumbling infrastructure system can and should be a bipartisan priority. However, Trump's 'infrastructure week' appears to be little more than a Trojan Horse for undermining workers' wages and handing massive tax breaks to billionaires and corporations.
Press Release
June 4, 2017
Today, the American people stand in solidarity with the people of the United Kingdom, and share in the shock and outrage of this brutal attack. We send our thoughts and prayers to the fallen, the injured and those still waiting for news of their loved ones.
Press Release
June 2, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference today. Below is a transcript of the press conference.
Leader Pelosi Opening Remarks:
Leader Pelosi. Good morning, everyone.
Today I'm up here wearing orange to observe that on January 21st, 2013, Hadiya Pendleton, a high school student from the South Side of Chicago, marched in President Obama's second inaugural parade. One week later, Hadiya was shot and killed on a playground in Chicago. Soon after, Hadiya's childhood friends commemorated her life by wearing orange. They chose the color because hunters wear orange in the woods to protect themselves from others. And so this day, which would have been her birthday, is the day that we wear orange.
Press Release
June 2, 2017
Twenty-eight years ago, Chinese students and workers rose up to defy an oppressive regime, denounce state corruption and demand freedom. The bravery of the protestors who were brutally cut down by the military who should have been responsible for protecting them remains a rousing symbol for all who strive for greater liberties, human rights and democracy.