Tag Archives: Nancy Pelosi

The House passed President Biden‘s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early Saturday morning almost entirely along partisan lines. The bill, known as the American Rescue Plan, passed 219-212. No Republicans voted for it, and two Democrats voted against it: Rep. Kurt Schrader of Oregon and Rep. Jared Golden of Maine. The bill now …

More than a dozen House Republicans, many of whom were scheduled to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday, skipped Friday’s vote in the chamber on the $1.9 trillion Covid Relief Bill and designated proxies to vote on their behalf instead. The GOP Reps. sent in letters that …

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday lawmakers will establish an outside, independent commission to review the “facts and causes” related to the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump. Pelosi said in a letter to lawmakers that the commission would be …

Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the conclusion of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate:   “The Congress and Country can take great pride in the House Impeachment Managers, who defended our Constitution and our Democracy in the Senate with a moving and masterful presentation that demonstrated extraordinary …

Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial came to an end on Saturday after the Senate decided to acquit him on the charge of “incitement of insurrection” following the Jan 6 attack on the Capitol. The vote was 57-43. Every Democrat voted to find him “guilty,” the question technically before the Senate, …

The Congressional Progressive Caucus, comprised of nearly 100 U.S. House Of Representative members and 0ne U.S. Senator, has secured the inclusion of a $15 minimum wage in the House pandemic relief reconciliation package. Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal worked closely with Education & Labor Chairman Bobby Scott and Speaker Nancy Pelosi to have …

Republican Representative Ron Wright of Texas has died after contracting COVID-19. His congressional office announced his death in a statement on Monday. “Congressman Ron Wright passed away peacefully at the age of 67 on Feb. 7, 2021. His wife Susan was by his side and he is now in the …

Delegate Stacey Plaskett could not cast a vote on the House floor last month to impeach former President Donald Trump, although she agreed that he should have been impeached. Because Plaskett represents the Virgin Islands, a U.S. territory and not a state, she is one of 6 non-voting members of …

The House of Representatives has voted to strip Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga) of her committee assignments. Greene had been assigned to the Education and Labor committee and the Budget committee. The House voted to take away Greene’s committee assignments in direct response to Greene’s spreading of false information, conspiracy theories, …

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi yesterday announced they have filed a joint budget resolution for Fiscal Year 2021 that gives Congress an additional legislative tool to pass the urgently-needed bipartisan COVID relief legislation that enacts President Joe Biden’s comprehensive American Rescue Plan which helps defeat the …

In light of numerous reports revealing her repeated endorsements of sedition, domestic terrorism, and political violence, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) announced today he will introduce a resolution to expel Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) from the U.S. House of Representatives. “As if it weren’t enough to amplify conspiracy theories that …

Since the attack on the Capitol on Jan 6, several new regulations have been put in place by Speaker Nancy Pelosi for the safety and security of lawmakers that work in the building. The one that has drawn the most ire amongst House Republicans has been the magnetometers installed near …

President Donald Trump is likely to become the first commander in chief to be impeached twice. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives will on a single Article of Impeachment against President Trump. The charge is “incitement of insurrection.” On Tuesday, the House voted on a resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to oust …

Donald Trump incited an insurrectionist riot that culminated in the storming of the Capitol. Once the smoke cleared from the Electoral College Riot, two bombs were found, five lives were lost, and the world wondered, “what happens next?” Republican Representative Adam Kinzinger is calling for the invocation of the 25th Amendment, …

Nancy Pelosi won her fourth term as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Pelosi, who has led her party since 2003, won by a 216-109 vote. With little margin for error, Pelosi suffered only a handful of Democratic defections in her latest display of her ability to line up support, and …