Pelosi Update
Fighting for Voting Rights
On Wednesday, Senate Republicans blocked the Freedom to Vote Act from advancing in the Senate. By doing so, they have voted to aid and abet the most dangerous campaign of voter suppression since Jim Crow – undermining their constituents, the Constitution and our country.
Building Back Better on Climate
On Thursday, I joined Senator Alex Padilla and other Bay Area climate leaders at the California Academy of Sciences to shine a bright light on the urgent need to Build Back Better on Climate.
The science is clear: climate change is the existential threat of our time. In fact, the climate crisis is already taking its toll. Here in California, we have seen devastating wildfires and severe droughts – and we could see three to six feet of sea level rise in the San Francisco Bay by the end of the century.
Averting Economic Disaster
The Democratic Congress has once again acted to uphold its duty to ensure the full faith and credit of the United States, as the Senate addressed the issue of the debt ceiling, following the House's action last week.
The Women's Health Protection Act
Keeping Promises to the American People
Congressional Democrats are continuing our action to advance President Biden's vision to Build Back Better and will soon pass our transformative Build Back Better Act, which will:
The 20th Anniversary of 9/11
Tomorrow marks twenty years since the terrorist attacks on our country on September 11, 2001. These acts of incomprehensible evil left heartbreaking images forever seared into our collective memory: the Twin Towers collapsing into rubble on the streets of Manhattan, smoke billowing from the Pentagon, Flight 93 crashing down in a Pennsylvania field. We hold dear the memories of the 3,000 beautiful souls who perished in the attacks and pray for them and their families, who have endured unimaginable pain and sorrow.
Supreme Court Ruling on Abortion
This week, the Supreme Court decided to leave in place Texas's SB 8, the most extreme, dangerous and restrictive abortion ban in fifty years, and in doing so, upheld a flagrantly unconstitutional assault on women's rights and health. This law delivers catastrophe to women in Texas, particularly women of color and women from low-income communities. Every woman, everywhere has a constitutional right to basic health care.
The Build Back Better Act
Building Back Better
Emergency Rental Assistance