Tag: House

How do two failed House years, after the wildly absurd kick-off, not wreck the right, not the left?

“We have a real opportunity for big progressive change here in the heart of the state where we’ve seen so many oppressive laws be pushed through the pandemic.”

"Democrats were bought off for leaving six million Americans without an eviction moratorium."

Attorney General William Barr faced questions from the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday in a confrontational five-hour hearing chaired by New York Congressman Jerry Nadler.

“My mother got to see Mr. Yoho’s disrespect on the floor of this House towards me on television and I am here because I have to show my parents that I am their daughter and that they did not raise me to accept abuse from men.”

The $1.5 trillion package includes investing in clean energy, public lands, and transit systems and focused less on building new roads.

"While this legislation has some good elements, it ultimately fails to match the scale of this crisis."

"Trump's disregard of the law and all democratic principles cannot be ignored."

This all came after the White House invoked executive privilege to prevent the full report’s release to Congress and to bar former White House counsel Don McGahn from providing documents to Congress related to the Mueller probe.

"Any lawmaker who doesn't want to invoke the wrath of their constituents should vote for its clean passage on the House floor."