Tag: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Pelosi Chides Lawmakers for Ignoring CCP Virus Protocols on House Floor

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) reprimanded the members of Congress for ignoring social distancing rules during an intervention where an objection to seating new House members of the 117 Congress was being resolved on the House floor. Pelosi told lawmakers that pandemic health and safety guidelines must be adhered to on the House floor at…


Rep-Elect Lauren Boebert Affirms Plan to Carry Gun on Capitol Hill

Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert (R-Co.) wrote a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, asking her to stop 21 House Democrats’ attempt to ban a 1967 regulation that allows congress members to carry firearms. Eighty-two other congress members and members-elect signed Boebert’s letter to Pelosi. “21 Democrats wrote a letter to Nancy Pelosi asking her to stop…


Pelosi Announces Creation of Select Committee on Economic Disparity

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has announced the creation of a committee that will take action in the next Congress to combat what she calls the “crisis of income and wealth disparity in America” and supporting the Democrat agenda for “economic justice.” The New Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth will be…


Bipartisan COVID-19 and Omnibus Spending Bill Enrolled, Sent to Trump: Pelosi

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that a $2.3 trillion spending package has now been sent to President Donald Trump for signature. The announcement comes after efforts to increase the $600 stimulus checks in the deal to $2,000 apparently failed earlier in the day. “The bipartisan COVID relief & omnibus bill has been enrolled….


Pelosi to Bring $2,000 Direct Payments to Vote on Monday

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that she will call House members back on Monday to hold a recorded vote on the $2,000 direct payment measure requested by President Donald Trump. “Monday, I will bring the House back to a session where we will hold a recorded vote on our standalone bill to increase…