It’s been more than 250 days since the GOP took control of the House, and Americans are still asking: Where are the jobs, House Republicans?
The middle class is hurting, and the Republicans’ only answer is a plan to end Medicare and give tax breaks to Big Oil and companies that ship jobs overseas.
- Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor revealed the GOP’s summer agenda – and what’s missing? A single jobs bill on the floor or a clear jobs plan.
- The only jobs bills to come to the floor this Congress have been Democratic proposals, and the GOP has voted “no” on every one.
- Democrats will continue to promote and pursue our Make It In America agenda to create jobs and keep America number one.
Learn more about the legislation the House has considered this Congress:
H.R. 1315 – Assault on Consumer Protections»
H.R. 2560 – GOP Cut, Cap & End Medicare Act»
H.R. 2018 – Undermining Clean Water»
H.R. 1309 – Flood Insurance»
H.R. 2417 – BULB Act»
H.R. 2219 – Defense Appropriations»
H.R. 2021 – More Giveaways to Big Oil, Not Lower Gas Prices»
H.R. 672 – Ending the Election Assistance Commission (EAC)»
H.R. 2112 – FY 2012 Agriculture Appropriations Bill»
H.R. 2055 – FY 2012 Military Construction/VA Appropriations Bill»
H.R. 1229 & H.R. 1231 – More Gifts To Big Oil»
H.R. 1230 – A Gift to Big Oil»
Restricting Women’s Access to Health Care»
Reducing Access to Health Care For Small Businesses & Uninsured»
Reducing Access to Health Care for Young People»
Upton-Inhofe Weaken Clean Air Act»
The FAA Job Loss Bill»
DC Private School Vouchers»
HAMP Termination Act»
GOP Spending Bill»
Build America Bonds»
GOP Patients’ Rights Repeal Bill»
H.R. 359 – Placing Control of Our Elections More Squarely Into the Hands of Special Interests»
Learn more about Democratic motions the House has considered this Congress:
On certain bills, House Democrats are allowed to offer a Motion to Recommit amending the pending bill before the final passage vote. Democrats have offered many motions this Congress ranging from increasing combat pay for our troops to protecting Social Security and Medicare benefits.
Democratic Motions to Recommit in the 112th Congress»
As Speaker Boehner continues his legal boondoggle to defend the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act in the federal courts, he is batting 0 for 4. Today’s ruling in Windsor vs. U.S. marks the fourth loss for his lawyers as the court ruled that DOMA serves no rational purpose and is unconstitutional.
In Windsor vs. U.S., Speaker Boehner intervened in the case of Edie Windsor who was penalized by DOMA to the tune of $350,000 after the death of her spouse, Thea Spyer, of 44 years.
When Thea died, the federal government refused to recognize their marriage and taxed Edie’s inheritance from Thea as though they were strangers. Under DOMA, only an opposite-sex spouse who dies can leave her assets, including the family home, to the other spouse without incurring estate taxes.
Boehner’s lawyers have now intervened in 14 cases and spent over $700,000 in taxpayer funds, but have now lost four cases in a row:
February 22, 2012 – U.S. District Court in California declares DOMA unconstitutional, in Golinski v. United States, ruling in favor of Karen Golinski who sought to enroll her wife in the federal employee health plan
May 24, 2012 – U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California rules DOMA unconstitutional and held that federal tax law cannot limit the participation of same-sex married couples and domestic partners in a long-term care insurance plan in Dragovich v. U.S. Department of Treasury.
May 31, 2012 – U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston rules DOMA unconstitutional in Massachusetts v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
June 6, 2012 – U.S. District Court in New York rules DOMA unconstitutional in Windsor vs. U.S.
More background and a timeline of Speaker Boehner’s indefensible DOMA defense are available here.
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