President of the New Hampshire AFL-CIO, Mark MacKenzie, says that the organization plans to launch an initiative that will make members of Congress accountable for the votes, or lack thereof, they cast. (0:39)
President of the New Hampshire AFL-CIO, Mark MacKenzie, says that Republican presidential candidates have undermined the organization’s message to rebuild the middle class. (0:39)
President of the Iowa AFL-CIO, Ken Sagar, reminds Congress that the actions they take today “will be remembered” in November’s election. (0:34)
President of the Iowa AFL-CIO, Ken Sagar, says he is disappointed to see that the “folks in Washington” don’t care about the millions of working families during this year’s holiday season. (0:25)
President of the Iowa AFL-CIO, Ken Sagar says that it’s very disturbing to see the 229 House Republicans vote to disapprove of a plan that would extend a payroll tax holiday to 160 million working Americans. (0:25)
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) calls on Senate Democrats to reconvene an re-open negotiations on extending a payroll tax holiday for an entire year rather than supporting a two-month-long extension. (0:34)
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) calls on Senate Democrats to reconvene an re-open negotiations on extending a payroll tax holiday for an entire year rather than supporting a two-month-long extension.
Boehner responds to President Obama’s call for the House Speaker to be more helpful in getting a payroll tax holiday deal done before the end of the year. (0:41)
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) calls on Senate Democrats to reconvene an re-open negotiations on extending a payroll tax holiday for an entire year rather than supporting a two-month-long extension. (0:36)
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) calls on Senate Democrats to reconvene an re-open negotiations on extending a payroll tax holiday for an entire year rather than supporting a two-month-long extension. (0:21)
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) calls on Senate Democrats to reconvene an re-open negotiations on extending a payroll tax holiday for an entire year rather than supporting a two-month-long extension. (0:21)
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) calls on Senate Democrats to reconvene an re-open negotiations on extending a payroll tax holiday for an entire year rather than supporting a two-month-long extension. (0:31)
President Barack Obama says that he has never wavered in his pursuit of lasting peace between Israel and Palestine. (0:26)
President Obama says that there are a number of “shared values” that those in Washington, D.C. have to reacquaint themselves with. (0:24)
President Barack Obama applauds the end of the nine-year war in Iraq. (0: 14)
President Barack Obama gives specific examples of how he has instilled change in the United States since becoming president. (0:45)
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says that she hopes House Republicans have the votes to pass a $1 trillion omnibus bill that wil fund the governement past Friday because House Democrats will not voting in favor of it. (0:17)
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says that if President Obama wants to veto a $1 trillion omnibus bill, House Democrats will not vote to pass the bill when it is considered on the House floor. (0:40)
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says that House Republicans’ bill to extend payroll tax cuts is similar to a woman agreeing to marry her fiancé on Feb, 30, “it’ll never happen.” (0:36)
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says that Obama and Democrats have been very clear in assuring Congress that no one will leave Washington until an “acceptable” payroll-tax cut extension is crafted. (0:17)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says that soldiers are doing a better job for the country’s citizens than the members elected to represent them. (0:19)
Benny Martinez