Tag Archives: Nancy Pelosi

Democratic Congress members are pushing for an increase in funding for high-speed rail in President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure package. The current proposal includes an $80 billion investment in rail projects, although experts say most of that would go to update existing Amtrak lines versus new investments in rail. …

Congress will honor the entire Capitol Police force and the D.C. police with Congressional Gold Medals for their work during the deadly Jan.6 domestic terrorist attack. The final vote in the House on Tuesday was 406-21, with all 21 votes being from Republican lawmakers. “Let us give them all the …

An Intelligence Committee official has confirmed to CNN that prosecutors in the Department of Justice (DOJ) subpoenaed Apple for data on House Intelligence Committee Democrats during President Donald Trump‘s administration. “The Committee has continued to seek additional information, but the Department has not been forthcoming in a timely manner, including on …

Republicans are speaking out against Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s comparisons of mask-wearing and vaccination logos to the Holocaust. “Marjorie is wrong, and her intentional decision to compare the horrors of the Holocaust with wearing masks is appalling,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said. “The fact that this needs to be …

The family of George Floyd was in Washington D.C. to meet with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Nancy Pelosi, Karen Bass, and other top congressional leaders. It is the first anniversary of Floyd’s death. “I stand here to renew the commitment that we will get this bill on President …

In a 213-212 vote with three voting present, the House of Representatives passed a $1.9 billion bill on Thursday to increase security at the United States Capitol. The bill will fund security across the Capitol grounds, bolster protections, and increase preparedness for lawmakers, district offices, and the Capitol Police force. …

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy filed a privileged resolution challenging the mask mandate in the House of Representatives, which failed Wednesday night after being blocked by Democrats. The vote was split among party lines 218-210. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says that the rules will not change until all members of …

Despite objections from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, the House passed a bill approving the 9/11 style January 6 commission to investigate the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. McCarthy spoke out against creating a bipartisan commission to investigate the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6. The Congressman says …

Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene confronted Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez outside of the House Chamber on Wednesday. Taylor Greene asked Ocasio-Cortez why she supports Antifa and the Black Lives Matter organization. “She’s a chicken. She doesn’t want to debate. I don’t think the debate has been agreed to yet,” Taylor Greene …

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slammed House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy for promoting a restaurant aid program that is part of the American Rescue Plan. Republicans opposed the bill before it was signed into law in March. “Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy called the American Rescue Plan ‘socialist,’ claimed it would turn …

While 75% of House members have been vaccinated, Speaker Nancy Pelosi says that the House won’t return to normal until more members get vaccinated. Several Republicans have spoken out against the COVID-19 vaccine. Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky says that he’s not getting the vaccine because he tested positive for …

George Floyd’s family attorney, Ben Crump, met with lawmakers to search for bipartisan legislation to reform policing in the United States. “We’re optimistic that — as President Biden has encouraged us — to try to have this George Floyd Act pass before May 25, the one-year anniversary of the killing …

House Democrats on Thursday passed legislation they say would close the pay gap between men and women in the workplace. The legislation passed on a mostly party-line vote of 217-210. The bill, which is supported by President Biden, faces stiff opposition in the Senate where it has little chance at getting …

On Thursday, Congressional Democrats introduced legislation to expand the Supreme Court from nine to 13 justices. The bill is headed by Senator Ed Markey and Representative Jerry Nadler. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters on Thursday she has “no plans to bring it to the floor.” “I don’t know that …

The House approved a bill to award Congressional Gold Medals to police officers that protected the Capitol during the riot on Jan. 6. Medals will be given to the U.S. Capitol Police, the Metropolitan Police Department of the District Columbia, and one medal will be displayed at the Smithsonian, according …