Pelosi Update
Preventing Gun Violence
This week, Congresswoman Jackie Speier and I hosted a town hall with Shannon Watts, the founder of Moms Demand Action, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, and AJ Santiago to hear from San Franciscans and discuss gun violence prevention and the House Democrats' For the People agenda.
Indefinite Family Incarceration
On Wednesday, the Trump Administration unveiled a new policy that would end decades-long, court-imposed protections for children and families at the border and allow for the indefinite detention of vulnerable families without basic standards of care. The Administration is seeking to codify child abuse, plain and simple.
Unacceptable Bigotry
Wednesday, the Trump Administration proposed to gut protections that prevent federal contractors from discriminating against LGBTQ Americans, women, and other minorities.
A Weekend of Terror
In the face of the horrific loss of life from the tragedies in Gilroy, El Paso, Dayton, Chicago and countless communities across America, House Democrats are taking forceful action to address the explosive combination of white supremacy, domestic terrorism and gun violence in America.
On Wednesday,
Marking ‘The Year of Return'
It was an honor to lead a Congressional delegation to Ghana with the Congressional Black Caucus as we mark ‘The Year of Return' and the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in Jamestown, Virginia. The sites we visited in Ghana are an inextricable part of America's heritage and will forever be seared in our hearts and m
200 Days in the Majority
This week, we mark the first 200 days of our transformative Majority and celebrate the extraordinary progress we have forged. The American people elected a House Majority that would be For The People, ensuring that government works for the people's interest, not the special interests – and that is exactly what we are doing!
Democrats Secure Long-Overdue Pay Raise For Up To 33 Million Workers
This week, the House took a strong step to secure fairness and progress in America as we passed H.R. 582, the Raise the Wage Act, which would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 – giving nearly 33 million hard-working men and women a raise!
Standing with Our 9/11 Heroes
Today, the House voted to pass H.R.
A Battle Cry to Protect The Children
Yesterday, the Office of the Inspector General issued a "Management Alert" regarding the dangerous conditions and prolonged detention of children and families in Border Patrol custody.
The Supreme Court and the Census
Yesterday's Supreme Court ruling about the Trump Administration's effort to add a citizenship question to the Census destroys the Administration's ‘contrived' claims that adding that question was to help enforce the Voting Rights Act. More importantly, the Supreme Court's ruling provides an opportunity to ensure that the Census reflects our country in full.