112th Congress
2011 Budget Deal Includes Costly, Ineffective and Constitutionally Troubling Voucher Program in DC
In the budget deal reached last week, the GOP used the threat of a devastating government shutdown to push a right-wing priority that has nothing to do with saving money or even with the 2011 budget: re-imposition of a five-year private school voucher program for the District of Columbia, beginning next year.
Republicans Set to Deny Preventative Healthcare to Women
This week, the House and Senate plan to vote on the Pence Amendment, which would end federal funding for Planned Parenthood, putting the health and safety of millions of Americans at stake.
PFAW Condemns House Republicans’ Ban on Local Support for Women’s Health
In the budget deal reached last week, the GOP didn’t only win huge tax cuts for their corporate supporters and the super-rich; they also used the impending government shutdown as leverage to ban local support for women’s health in Washington, DC.
Organizations Call on Senate Leaders to Keep Confirmations Moving
In a letter sent today, a wide array of organizations called on Senate leaders to ensure that President Obama’s judicial nominees receive timely votes during the 112th Congress.
House GOP Playing Politics With Women’s Health
In a shameless attempt to stir up a Right Wing “culture war,” House Republicans are drafting a continuing resolution that would include the removal of all Title X family planning funds from the federal budget.
Senate Confirms Three Judicial Nominees
The Senate today confirmed three of President Obama’s judicial nominees as the result of an agreement between Senate Democrats and Republicans.
Federal Judge Strikes Down Health Care Reform Legislation
District Judge Roger Vinson today issued a ruling that would strike down key provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
House Reads the Constitution, Should Defend Its Values
Members of the House of Representatives plan to read most of the U.S. Constitution aloud on the House floor today.
Members of the House of Representatives plan to read most of the U.S. Constitution aloud on the House floor today.
Changing How We Treat Judicial Nominees
In the last session of Congress, the Senate’s treatment of President Obama’s judicial nominees was deeply disappointing. When the 111th Congress drew to a close, no fewer than 19 nominees were left waiting for votes
Meet the Leadership: Corporate America and the Religious Right’s New Team in the House
In this Right Wing Watch: In Focus report, PFAW profiles the House Republicans slated to take important party and committee leadership positions in the 112th Congress. The incoming leaders and chairmen profiled share a fealty to corporate America, eagerness to please the Religious Right, and, often, antipathy toward the core purposes of the committees they’re set to head.
Meet the Leadership: Corporate America and the Religious Right’s New Team in the House
In PFAW's latest Right Wing Watch: In Focus report, we profile the House Republicans slated to take important party and committee leadership positions in the 112th Congress. The incoming leaders and chairmen profiled share a fealty to corporate America, eagerness to please the Religious Right, and, often, antipathy toward the core purposes of the committees they’re set to head.
The Ten Scariest Republicans Heading to Congress
In this report, we look into the ten scariest newly elected members of the House, all sharing rapidly anti-choice and anti-equality views, enthusiastic support from the Religious Right, and reactionary economic ideas.
John Boehner, A Profile in Corporatism
In his twenty years in Congress, John Boehner has been one of the fiercest protectors of Corporate America, and his political and legislative history provide a striking road map for what to expect from his tenure as Speaker.
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