Pelosi Update
July 19, 2013
The Women Democratic Members of Congress, are so proud to announce an economic agenda for women and families: When Women Succeed, America Succeeds: An Economic Agenda for Women and Families.
July 12, 2013
Today, our thoughts and prayers remain with the victims of Asiana Airlines Flight 214’s horrific crash.
July 5, 2013
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi attended the opening celebration of an exhibit highlighting the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the Nisei (Second Generation Japanese-Americans) veterans of World War II at the de Young Museum.
June 28, 2013
This week, the Supreme Court once again bent the arc of history toward justice. The court placed itself on the right side of history by discarding Section 3 of the defenseless Defense of Marriage Act and by allowing marriage equality for all California families.
June 21, 2013
The clock is ticking on this Congress, with little to show for it. It has been 170 days since the start of the new Congress and the House has not passed a single jobs bill and has refused to work towards a budget agreement.
June 14, 2013
Honoring the Sandy Hook Promise
Today marks six months since the tragedy in Newtown, a tragedy seared into the minds of every person across America and millions across the world. This anniversary serves as another solemn reminder of the persistent plague of gun violence in our society – and of the ongoing challenge to end it.
June 7, 2013
On June 10, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed the historic Equal Pay Act, which established the principle of equal pay for equal work for women in the workforce.
May 31, 2013
Last week, millions of families learned that California will deliver on a central promise of the Affordable Care Act: access to quality, affordable health care coverage for all. Due to the extraordinary leadership of Covered California, our state will offer more than a dozen comprehensive health plans without the fear of higher premiums.
May 24, 2013
This weekend, we pause to honor the sacrifice that thousands of our veterans have made in service of our great nation.
May 17, 2013
Instead of finally taking action to create jobs this week, House Republicans voted for the 37th time to repeal the Affordable Care Act and take patient protections away from the middle class. Their votes have now cost the American taxpayer over $53 million on pointless votes for their Patients’ Rights Repeal Act, which punishes seniors, students, children, families, and small business owners.