Newt Gingrich in the Capitol today advocating for slashing Social Security? Time to find your JNCO jeans and turn on some TLC because it feels like 1994 in here. Gingrich, who famously advocated for Republicans’ desire to see critical government programs “wither on the vine,” was on hand today as Leader McCarthy previewed an extreme MAGA platform that calls for curtailing Americans’ Constitutional rights, slashing Social Security, and attacking our democracy to the GOP conference.
PRESS STAFF BLOG: Sep 29, 2022
As House Republicans roll out their extreme MAGA agenda today, we wanted to share some damning statistics from Navigator Research that make it clear: Americans do not support Republicans’ extremist policies.
PRESS STAFF BLOG: Sep 23, 2022
Quick reminder from your friends at the Majority Leader Press Shop that Republicans have made their commitment to America clear for months now.
PRESS STAFF BLOG: Sep 14, 2022
Despite poll after poll showing that Americans support reproductive freedom and oppose Republican efforts to criminalize abortion, Senator Lindsay Graham introduced a bill yesterday that would ban abortion care nationwide.
PRESS STAFF BLOG: Sep 14, 2022
The contrast couldn’t be clearer today: While Democrats are celebrating the historic Inflation Reduction Act, which will reduce health care and energy costs for working families and enjoys bipartisan support from American voters, Republicans are introducing legislation that would ban abortions nationwide.
PRESS STAFF BLOG: Aug 12, 2022
From the Majority Leader Press Shop: We’ll keep it short and sweet – yet another story is out about how the landmark Inflation Reduction Act will lower health care costs for millions of older Americans by giving Medicare the ability to negotiate the price of certain prescription drugs and capping annual out-of-pocket prescription drug costs at $2,000 dollars for Medicare recipients. Democrats are delivering on our commitment to put people over politics and help ensure that Americans can access quality, affordable health care. Read more below:
PRESS STAFF BLOG: Aug 9, 2022
The House stands ready to take up the historic Senate-passed Inflation Reduction Act this week, which will combat inflation, lower health care costs for millions of Americans, and deliver on Democrats’ commitment to combat climate change.
PRESS STAFF BLOG: Aug 8, 2022
From the Majority Leader Press Shop:Building on yesterday’s announcement that 126 leading economists signed onto a letter touting how the Inflation Reduction Act will combat inflation and lower costs for Americans, a new Morning Consult/POLITICO poll found that Americans overwhelmingly support the bill’s provisions that would lower health care costs for Americans. More below:
PRESS STAFF BLOG: Jul 20, 2022
They say a picture says a thousand words, but we’ll add a few of our own: 157 House Republicans just voted against codifying settled equal marriage precedents that would protect same-sex and interracial couples, once again choosing an extremist, far-right agenda over the will of the American people.
PRESS STAFF BLOG: May 26, 2022
A POLITICO/Morning Consult poll out this morning shows that Americans overwhelmingly favor common-sense legislation to address gun violence.
88% of Americans support requiring background checks on all gun sales.