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Pelosi and House Dems in the Newsroom


 

                Pelosi Statement on Implementation of Obama Administration Directive on DREAM-Eligible Youth

“It was one of the proudest accomplishments of the Democratic-led House to pass the DREAM Act with a bipartisan vote in 2010; it was one of our great disappointments to see action blocked by Republicans in the Senate.  Democrats will continue to push to pass the DREAM Act and to enact bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform that secures our borders, upholds the rule of law, protects our workers, unites families, and provides a pathway to legalization.”

August 15, 2012

                Pelosi Statement on 77th Anniversary of Social Security

“Democrats will always stand strong for Social Security, for Medicare, and for our nation’s seniors.”

August 14, 2012

                Pelosi Statement on Congressman Dennis Cardoza

“Congressman Cardoza saw the need for national action to stem the foreclosure crisis firsthand in his own district. He has been a dogged advocate in demanding action, progress, and accountability in addressing the housing needs for the people of California’s Central Valley and for all Americans.”

August 14, 2012

                Pelosi Statement on House GOP Lawsuit Against Attorney General Holder

“This partisan lawsuit wastes taxpayer dollars and resources, and is a distraction from the urgent business before Congress: acting to create jobs and grow our economy.  It is also designed to distract the Justice Department from its critical job of challenging state laws designed to restrict the rights of Americans to vote.”

August 13, 2012

                Pelosi Statement on Congressman Paul Ryan

“There is no question that former Governor Romney now owns the Republican, Ryan budget that puts millionaires ahead of Medicare and the middle class. Congressman Paul Ryan led House Republicans in voting to end the Medicare guarantee, which increases costs on seniors and weakens America’s great middle class in order to give tax breaks to millionaires, Big Oil and corporations that ship jobs overseas.”

August 11, 2012

                Pelosi Statement on Congressman Hansen Clarke

“From his first days in the House, Congressman Clarke made his presence known as a fierce fighter for the rights and protections of homeowners – in Detroit and nationwide – hardest-hit by the foreclosure crisis.  Hailing from the ‘motor city,’ he worked to ensure that manufacturing jobs stay on our shores and pay our workers a decent wage, and he acted to invest in new technologies.  He pushed legislation to protect our homeland security and promote a responsible foreign policy.”

August 08, 2012

                Pelosi Statement on Congressman Russ Carnahan

“Throughout his time in the House, Congressman Carnahan has advanced his top priority – putting people to work – by advocating investments in transportation and infrastructure, and by working to keep good-paying jobs at home.  As a leader on foreign affairs, he promoted a vision of American leadership founded in active engagement on the global stage.  As a powerful voice for the members of our Armed Forces, he acted to ensure that we serve our veterans as well as they have served us.”

August 08, 2012

                Pelosi Statement on Shooting in Oak Creek, Wisconsin

“The devastating actions of this lone gunman have no place in our country and in our society.  This shooting was not simply an assault on a single congregation of Sikhs; it was an offense against peaceful, innocent people.  We condemn this attack in the strongest terms possible.”

August 06, 2012

                Pelosi Names Liz Pardue as New Deputy Director of Floor Operations, Announces Departure of Lori Pepper

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi announced today that she has named Liz Pardue as her office’s new Deputy Director of Floor Operations.  Pardue begins her duties this month.

August 03, 2012

                Pelosi Statement on Anniversary of Credit Downgrade

“We now know that Republicans’ partisan political brinksmanship cost taxpayers at least $1.3 billion in borrowing costs.   Yet Speaker Boehner and his Republican colleagues are threatening more of the same, pledging to hold the debt limit, the American economy, and middle class tax cuts hostage once again.”

August 03, 2012

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a message from Martin Sheen …Medicare


Help us reach 1 million signatures telling Republican that ending the Medicare guarantee for seniors to pay for tax breaks for special interests and the wealthy is unacceptable at http://www.StandUpForMedicare.com

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We’re Telling Another Side to Monsanto’s Story … UCS


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Monsanto’s advertisements tell a wonderful story, but unfortunately, there’s a catch: Their claims are often exaggerated, misleading, or downright false. Help us share the other side of the story.

We’re Telling Another Side to Monsanto’s Story

 
Right now, the Monsanto Company is spending millions of dollars on ad campaigns and lobbying to convince you, and decision makers in Washington, that it is “improving” agriculture. UCS is setting the record straight—and we need your help.
We’re launching our own set of ads to tell another side to this story. Our tagline? Monsanto is failing to improve agriculture.
Our analysis has found that Monsanto’s pesticide-promoting, genetically engineered approach has led to new agricultural problems while doing little to feed hungry people and help farmers cope with drought. We’ve also shown that modern, science-based plant breeding and farming practices can achieve such goals more cost effectively than genetically engineered seeds.
While we don’t have the same advertising budget as Monsanto, we do have dedicated supporters like you who value agricultural policies based on objective, science-based analysis over profit-driven attempts to maintain the status quo.
Will you join us in fighting back against Monsanto’s ad campaign by sharing our ads on Twitter and Facebook? (And if you’re not on Twitter or Facebook, you can help spread the word here.)

Sincerely, Jenn Yates Jenn Yates National Field Organizer
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It’s an American Classic – Our Social Security System


 
What’s an American classic? Something that stays fresh and wonderful generation after generation. Something that says, “This is America.” Like ice cream cones. The Statue of Liberty. Sunday drives. The March on Washington and “I have a dream.” I Love Lucy.And our Social Security system.

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On this date in 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act. On its 77th birthday, we hail Social Security as an American classic! Why?

  • Social Security has brought Americans together across generations. Working together, we’ve built a system that provides income and security for workers and their families when they need it — when income is lost due to retirement, disability, or death.
  • For three-quarters of a century, through wars, recessions, natural disasters — and stock market crashes — Social Security has made every payment, on time and in full.
  • Social Security is the foundation of retirement security for most Americans — especially women. Without income from Social Security, half of women 65 and older would be poor.
  • Social Security is a family insurance plan that protects young workers, their spouses, and their children. More than 3.2 million children rely on Social Security.

And Social Security is still going strong! Even with no changes, it can pay 100 percent of promised benefits for the next 20 years, and 75 percent of promised benefits after that. Yes, there’s a long-term shortfall. But to put it in perspective: eliminating the entire 75-year shortfall costs about as much as extending the Bush-era tax cuts for the richest two percent.
Social Security will only turn 77 once! To celebrate this American classic you can:

When he signed the Social Security Act, President Roosevelt said that this law “represents a cornerstone in a structure which is being built but is by no means complete.” Since 1935 Americans have expanded and improved this structure, providing benefits for widows and children, workers with disabilities, benefits for divorced spouses (initially, after a 20-year marriage, later reduced to 10 years), eliminating sex discrimination in the award of benefits, and providing automatic cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) that help protect the value of Social Security benefits from eroding over time.
We need your help to protect and strengthen Social Security! Later this year, Congress will make far-reaching budget decisions — and cuts to Social Security benefits, particularly by reducing annual cost-of-living adjustments, are reportedly on the table. After Congress returns, we’ll keep you posted and make it easy for you to take action to protect Social Security. In addition, the policy makers we choose in November will make important decisions about the future of our Social Security system. So be sure you’re registered to vote!
Sincerely,
Joan Entmacher Joan Entmacher Vice President, Family Economic Security National Women’s Law Center   

P.S. Want to learn more about what Social Security means to women and families in your state? Check out our state-by-state fact sheets!
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Worker and Economic Rights at Risk


While Mitt Romney announces Rep. Paul Ryan as his vice presidential pick today, a politician who will tout the same failed policies that have benefited only their deep-pocketed donors, tens of thousands of working families will launch a campaign to demand elected leaders support an agenda that gives economic rights for all.

The rally for the middle class today is about people, not secret money. It stands for everyone, not just Wall Street. We’re fighting for our economic rights, for a more secure future for all of us. 

Click here to sign your name in support of working families and real economic justice for the middle class.

The demand is simple. All of us should have a right to full employment and a living wage, full participation in the electoral process, a voice at work, quality education and a secure, healthy future.

All of these rights are vital to getting our country back on track and making it work for everyone, not just the Mitt Romneys and Paul Ryans of the world. But if you can’t be in Philly today, you still can get involved.

With the election only three months away, we need to start working together to hold politicians accountable for their votes on these issues and make sure they listen to us after November. Today, Mitt Romney doubled down on his drive to destroy the middle class by selecting Paul Ryan, someone who wants to end Medicare as we know it, kill jobs for working families, and give tax breaks to the rich.

If you believe everyone should have basic economic rights, show your support here by clicking on the link and tell us what issues matter most as we head into Election Day:  http://go.aflcio.org/2ndBillofRights.

Thank you for everything you do.

In Solidarity,

Nicole Aro
Deputy Director
Digital Strategies, AFL-CIO

P.S. You can follow today’s event in Philly live at the Workers Stand for America website.