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Pelosi — House Dems and the Headlines


Pelosi Floor Speech Calling on House GOP to End Economic Uncertainty by Preventing Tax Hike on Middle-Income Families

“The bill provides for fairness to the middle class and ends uncertainty, as I mentioned.  The Republican alternative, which says: ‘not only do we want to give 100 percent of the American people a tax cut, we want to give a bigger and better tax cut to people making over $250,000 year.’  Two percent of the American people.  In order to do that, we greatly increase the deficit, we would incur borrowing from other countries including China, and to top it all off, in order to give a tax cut to the wealthiest people in our country, we have to increase taxes for the middle class in order to pay for it.  If you make over a million dollars a year the Republican tax proposal will give you a tax cut of $160,000 on average.  And on average America’s middle-income families would have to pay $1,000 more in taxes…”               

                    August 01, 2012               

                Pelosi Remarks at Press Conference in Support of DARE Agenda to Clean Up Elections and Break Partisan Gridlock               

“But we’re in a situation, and why this is so urgent is that with this endless money they’re suffocating the airwaves, suffocating the airwaves with unlimited, special interest, undisclosed money.  B, they’re suppressing the vote – how can that be right?  And they’re poisoning the debate that average person says: ‘a pox on both your houses, I don’t know what this is all about.’  And that is a victory for the special interests in our country.  It doesn’t matter who can outraise whom; it isn’t right in any event…”                

                    August 01, 2012               

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Sen. Patty Murray D-WA Raise Revenues and Cut Taxes


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Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.): The way forward is clear, we have to raise revenues and cut taxes; and Republicans need to understand that tax reform isn’t a back door for sneaking through more tax cuts for the rich.
On July 16, 2012, the Budgeting for National Priorities project at Brookings hosted Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), member of the Senate Budget Committee, former chair of the bipartisan Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction and a member of Senate Democratic leadership, for a conversation on the upcoming fiscal cliff, how she views the path to a balanced and bipartisan approach to avoiding it, and what steps she believes can be taken on the expiring Bush tax cuts and the scheduled sequestration.

Following Senator Murray’s keynote address, a panel of Brookings experts reflected on the current budget situation and prospects for a “grand bargain” to rein in the deficit and spur economic growth.
More on this event at: http://goo.gl/DbQpJ

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Congress should end the tax cuts for the richest … AAUW


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In the next two weeks, the House and Senate will vote on extending the temporary “Bush-era” tax cuts. It’s time for everyone to pay their fair share – Congress should end the tax cuts for the richest 2 percent of Americans and close loopholes that allow large corporations to avoid paying taxes on their profits and ship jobs overseas.

AAUW supports public budgets that balance individual rights and responsibility to the community. Americans applaud financial success but when wealthy people and corporations get tax breaks they don’t need and the country can’t afford, the middle class has to make up the difference – and that’s not right.

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Happy 4th


The 4th of July … for many, is just another day; some use it to contemplate on what Independence Day means personally, some partake in public services while others are thinking about war and the intent for independence and the power that it gives.

I admit sometimes it feels like our independence is being compromised every time the Republicans fail to do the right thing for our fellow Americans each day they convene on the floor of Congress.

I grew up in military country; know people who have proudly served, died, live and some who came back damaged. Therefore, I think about how war affects our independence and the unimaginable unthinkable things our Soldiers see and go through, having had a brother who suffered through his own journey of strife; it can only be seen as a daily dose of hell. Unless you are a part of the Military, you can only imagine what the family’s experience, but we civilians definitely should be aware and be grateful for their sacrifices

So, as we all celebrate our own style of independence give a shout out to those you know, love and miss who serve and protect us.

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so, Republican constituents don’t need Pay Equity


In America, women make 78 cents for every dollar men make for doing the same job. Sign the petition.

I can’t help but wonder what their constituents will say.

I just got back from the floor of the Senate, where Republicans yet again decided to put their own political interests ahead of the rights of women by blocking the Paycheck Fairness Act.

President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act nearly 40 ago, but loopholes still remain that have allowed women in America to be paid an average of 78 cents for every dollar men make doing the same job.

It’s an injustice. It’s unthinkable that there are elected leaders who think pay equity isn’t an issue and voted against the Paycheck Fairness Act today.

Join me in speaking out and voice your support for equal pay for equal work with the Paycheck Fairness Act.

When wage discrimination exists, working families are hit the worst with many dependent on a mother’s income. If we continue to do nothing, over the course of a lifetime, women in America will earn an average $434,000 less than their male counterparts.

That’s an average of about $10,000 per year, or about the same amount of money costs to feed a family of four for the year.

Sign our petition and share why you believe women deserve equal pay for equal work.

While conservative Republicans in the Senate have blocked the bill again (as they have for more than 10 years), our fight is not over. I am deeply committed to working with my colleagues on finally eliminating the wage gap between men and women.

Paycheck fairness impacts everyone. That’s why I ask you to continue to speak out and give voice to the Paycheck Fairness Act by sharing your story about why we need equal pay for equal work.

Share your story about why you support equal pay for equal work.

For me, I look at my three kids – Michael, Jack and Maggie – three equally incredible and bright children. I don’t want Maggie and girls like her across the country to grow up in a world where they’ll earn less if they choose the same career track as their brothers.

With paycheck fairness, we can make sure when all our daughters enter the workforce, they’ll receive the equal pay they deserve. We won’t let today’s vote stop our progress.

Best,

Chris Coons
U.S. Senator