Transcript: Press briefing Q&A with Sen. Pat Toomey & Sen. Joe Manchin on the bipartisan amendment to strengthen criminal background checks for gun purchases

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Excerpts from press briefing Q&A with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) and Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Penn.) on the bipartisan amendment to strengthen background checks for gun purchases on April…

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Transcript: House GOP’s response to President Barack Obama’s FY2014 budget

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Excerpts from press briefing remarks by House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) on the FY2014 budget proposed by President Barack Obama on…

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Transcript: House Speaker John Boehner’s remarks after the White House sequester meeting on March 1, 2013

Friday, March 1, 2013

Transcript of press briefing remarks by House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) after the White House sequester meeting on March 1, 2013:

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House reauthorizes the Violence Against Women Act of 2013

Thursday, February 28, 2013
WTF House reauthorizes VAWA 2.28.13

The House of Representatives today passed the Violence Against Women Act by a vote of 286 to 138. 

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List of 138 House Republicans who voted against the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013

Thursday, February 28, 2013

List of 138 House Republicans who voted against S.47 The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 on Feb. 28, 2013:

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Transcript: Sen. Chuck Grassley’s floor statement on why he opposes S. 47 to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Excerpts from Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) floor statement on why he opposes S.47 Violence Against Women Act on Feb. 11, 2013:

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Transcript: Sen. John Cornyn’s floor statement on why he opposes S. 47 to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Excerpts from Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) floor statement on why he opposes S.47 Violence Against Women Act on Feb. 11, 2013:

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Transcript: Sen. Mike Lee’s floor statement on why he opposes S. 47 to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Excerpts from Sen. Mike Lee’s (R-Utah) floor statement on why he opposes S.47 Violence Against Women Act on Feb. 11, 2013:

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List of 22 Republican Senators who voted against S. 47 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013

Tuesday, February 12, 2013
SOURCE: Senate.gov

List of 22 Republican Senators who voted against S. 47 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 on Feb. 12, 2013:

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Republicans criticize Obama’s proposal to avert sequestration as “irresponsible”, present short-term fix

Thursday, February 7, 2013
SOURCE: Department of Defense

The White House’s proposal to avert the looming $1.2 trillion sequestration – or the automatic across-the-board cuts to discretionary spending mandated by the Budget Control Act of 2011…

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