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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) held a news conference with her party colleagues following House approval of the omnibus spending bill. Representative Pelosi called legislation a w…

The House voted 240-189 to pass H.R. 3762, a budget reconciliation bill that would repeal several aspects of the Affordable Care Act.

The House voted 277-151 for a continuing resolution to fund the federal government beyond the September 30 deadline, through December 11, 2015. The Senate passed the resolution in a 78-20 vo…

The House voted 248-177 to pass H.R. 3504, a bill that extends legal protections to any baby born alive during an abortion procedure. Members earlier voted 241-187 to pass H.R. 3134, a bill …

Representative Steve Israel (D-NY) answered the question “What are you reading this summer?” He was interviewed on Capitol Hill.

Representative Steve Israel (D-NY) spoke with reporters after attending a meeting Vice President Biden held to brief House Democrats on the Iran nuclear deal. He said the briefing was thorou…

The House convened for a legislative session to consider a short-term extension of the Highway Funding bill.

Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Chair and Representative Steve Israel (D-NY) talked about his party’s priorities and legislative agenda, including a potential government shutd…

The House voted 236-189 to extend the revote deadline to July 30 for trade assistance authority (TAA), which failed the previous week. Members also debated H.R. 2596, the Intelligence Author…

Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Representatives Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Steve Israel (D-NY) held a news conference on defense spending increases in the Republ…

The House passed H.R. 1731, a cybersecurity bill that would encourage companies to share information with the federal government about threats and provide liability protections. Members deli…

The House reconvened for a legislative session and voted on H. Con Res 25, which would allow a police memorial service to be held on U.S. Capitol grounds. After the vote, lawmakers delivere…

Representative Steve Israel (D-NY) spoke to reporters following a closed-door briefing with Secretary of State John Kerry, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on t…

Representative Steve Israel (D-NY) talked about his novel, The Global War on Morris, about a pharmaceutical salesman who gets caught up in a top-secret government surveillance program.

Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chuck Schumer (D-WA), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Representatives Steve Israel (D-NY), Xavier Beccerra (D-CA), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) spoke to reporters …

The House passed two bills regarding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), including one prohibiting the EPA from using non-reproducible science in its decision-making. Members gave spe…

Members of the House Democratic leadership spoke to reporters following their weekly closed-door conference meeting. They urged House Republicans to pass a “clean” funding bill for the Depar…

Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and members of the congressional delegation to Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti spoke with reporters and responded to questions on the delegation’s …

Members debated a rule governing debate of two bills, including H.R. 636, a bill extending certain tax breaks that would otherwise expire at the end of 2015.

The House voted to pass, 239-186, H.R. 596, a bill introduced by Representative Bradley Byrne (R-AL) to repeal the Affordable Care Act and develop an alternative.