In a speech during the debate of two bills dealing with the border crisis, Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) criticized Republicans for the legislation they crafted then addressed those unaccompanied minors that had crossed into the United States illegally in Spanish.
In citing a long list of the presidents executive actions and last week’s unanimous Supreme Court ruling against Obama’s recess appointments, “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace grilled Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) on President Barack Obama’s excessive use of executive
WASHINGTON, D.C. — “Let’s face it: I’ve been a thorn in leadership’s side,” says Arizona Republican Rep. Matt Salmon, sitting at his desk in the Rayburn House Office Building. Earlier that day, Salmon had just been named by Speaker John
At a Cinco de Mayo event at the Naval Observatory on Monday, Vice President Joe Biden pressed for amnesty legislation and slightly walked back comments he had previously made that all of the country’s illegal immigrants were already American citizens.
The White House has announced that John Podesta, President Obama’s current Counselor, will lead his delegation to the Holy See for the Mass of canonization of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II on April 27, 2014. Podesta will head
Watching President Obama’s deeply partisan speech Tuesday on his health care law, you might have thought he was making a play for the midterm elections, with red meat rhetoric that could make Democratic base feel good again, if at least
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) pandered Thursday that getting comprehensive immigration reform passed is more important than winning seats in Congress in 2014. GOP members think that Pelosi is cynically using the failure of any passage of comprehensive immigration
Facing criticism for his use of executive orders to go around Congress to legislate his policy from health care to the minimum wage, President Barack Obama appears to be going back on a campaign promise he made in 2008. At
On this weekend’s “Fox News Sunday,” host Chris Wallace took on Rep. Xavier Becerra’s (D-CA) efforts to justify President Barack Obama’s aggressive use of executive power…
On Thursday, during a press conference of House Democrats reacting to President Barack Obama’s proposal to “allow” insurance companies to un-cancel individual health insurance plans, Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) had an interesting way of referring to Obamacare. He did not
With the 2014 midterm elections just a year away, nervous Democrats have begun distancing themselves from what Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius now calls the Obamacare “debacle.” “Our guys are frustrated by Obama’s unforced errors,” a Senate Democrat
On Thursday, President Obama took to the White House podium to triumphantly announce the end of the government shutdown. In doing so, he proclaimed that he wanted to push forward with other legislative priorities, including a budget, immigration reform, and
On Wednesday, Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA), the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, said there were enough votes in the House of Representatives for an immigration bill that would provide a pathway to citizenship or legalization for all of the
On the second day of the federal government shutdown on Wednesday, Democrats in the House will introduce comprehensive immigration legislation to re-ignite the push for an immigration bill that President Barack Obama called his “number-one priority.” According to Politico, House
Two Republicans who were members of the House’s “gang of seven” that was writing the House’s comprehensive immigration reform bill quit the group on Friday. Reps. John Carter (R-TX) and Sam Johnson (R-TX) withdrew from the group, citing a lack
CSPAN: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) joins Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) and supporters of immigration reform in a discussion on the path to citizenship for “Dreamers” and immigrant families. The AFL-CIO and the Economic Policy Institute host the event.
On CNN’s “State Of The Union,” Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) & Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA) weigh in about race in America.
A Republican member of the Gang of 7 in the House acknowledged on Friday that there were things in the comprehensive immigration bill he is helping to draft that even he did not understand. Rep. John Carter (R-TX), while saying
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is now admitting that unlike his previous assertion, the investigation into the IRS scandal is not “solved.” Cummings had appeared on CNN’s State of the
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama will dine with top Democrats like House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD). According to the Hill, other attendees will include: Reps. James Clyburn (SC), the assistant Democratic leader; Xavier Becerra
The head of the House Democratic Caucus, Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA), said on Tuesday that the sequester’s $85 billion slowdown in the rate of federal spending growth is hurting Boston’s ability to respond to Monday’s terrorist attack, which claimed at
The Columbia Journalism Review talked to recently promoted MSNBC host Chris Hayes about how he maintains such a balanced roster of guests. His answer was simple: he and the producers maintain quotas. We just would look at the board and
For almost four years, a secret bipartisan group of six House members has reportedly been working to fashion a comprehensive immigration reform bill that they plan to unveil sometime next week. Sources have confirmed to The Hill that the six
(AP) Guest lineups for the Sunday news showsWASHINGTONGuest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC’s “This Week” _ Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D.; Reps. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, and Tom Cotton, R-Ark. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press”
Is it real or is it a feint? Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said Tuesday that some entitlement reforms should be considered, saying Medicare changes “clearly on on the table.” “They were on the table in the Boehner-Obama talks,” the
House Democrats on Wednesday said they would not agree to any Medicare cuts during the fiscal cliff negotiations. While Democrats have pressured Republicans to raise taxes on families making $250,000, there has not been any pressure whatsoever put on Democrats
From Fox News: Below is a partial list of speakers set to deliver remarks at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, Sept. 4. This list, released by the DNC, is subject to change. 5:00 p.m. Chairwoman of the Democratic National
This Week in Politics Roundtable: Rep. Xavier Becerra, George Will, Major Garrett, Peggy Noonan, and Hilary Rosen.
It would be a great tragedy if a super tax hike came out of a supercommittee compromise deal. It would do great harm to the economy — just as much harm as President Obama’s various tax-hike threats. And on the
One of the main components of the legislative “solution” to the debt ceiling “crisis” that occurred a few weeks ago is the formation of a new bipartisan Super Committee that is charged with cutting $1.2 trillion out of the budget
With Rep. Pelosi’s picks announced today, the SuperCongress is set. From The Associated Press: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s appointment Thursday of three Democrats to Congress’ new debt-reduction supercommittee completes the roster of a panel whose members are already being
House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) has proposed a budget for grown-ups. Washington’s big spenders have responded with the tired clichés we expect from defenders of big government: “Pulling the rug out from under seniors,” says Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI).
From The Hill: Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (Conn.) angered other high-ranking Democrats on Friday by releasing a leadership election schedule that seemingly seals his own re-election as the first order of business. Larson, currently the fourth-ranking House Democrat, circulated
The Center just released its ninth National Security Scorecard for the 111th Congress, 2009-2010, and identified several “Champions of National Security” – legislators who voted 100% with the Center’s positions on all votes for which they were present. Members of