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Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04)

WASHINGTON — On Day 37 of the Democrat Shutdown, Speaker Johnson hosted a press conference alongside Republican Governance Group Vice Chairman Carlos Gimenez, members of the Republican Governance Group, and House GOP Leadership to discuss Democrats affordability myth and Republican efforts to clean up President Biden’s economic mess. Speaker Johnson also addressed Democrats continuing to keep the government shut down as the pain increases on millions of American families.

“President Trump and Republicans are delivering results for the American people that they can see and feel. To date, we’ve seen core inflation nearing its lowest level in four years. Gas prices have fallen to a four-year low, prices for everyday goods continue to decline. And blue-collar workers are seeing the largest increase in wage growth in nearly six decades,” Speaker Johnson said. “That’s the result of our policies. In Congress, House Republicans are working hand in hand with President Trump to advance his affordability agenda.”

Watch Speaker Johnson’s full remarks here.

On the economic failures of the Biden economic agenda and Republican efforts to make life more affordable:

It’s Republicans who are working every day to make life more affordable for working families. And it’s not a talking point for us. We are delivering. After four long years of skyrocketing prices under the Biden Administration, we had to take over. You don’t flip a switch and reverse that overnight. It takes a while to work those policies out of the system and to get the new ones in. President Trump and Republicans are delivering results for the American people that they can see and feel. To date, we’ve seen core inflation nearing its lowest level in four years. Gas prices have fallen to a four-year low, prices for everyday goods continue to decline, and blue-collar workers are seeing the largest increase in wage growth in nearly six decades. That’s the result of our policies in Congress. House Republicans are working hand in hand with President Trump to advance his affordability agenda. It is President Trump who ran on that. It’s President Trump who’s delivering on that.

And we are all partners in that new effort to make America great again. It begins with the economy. And we know that we’re laser focused on making a difference in the lives of hardworking American families. Here’s another demonstration. The Working Families Tax Cut. It is aptly named. It’s the largest tax cut in U.S. history for working and middle-class Americans. You got Bernie Sanders running around, “they are talking about the billionaires.” It’s not this, that’s the opposite of the truth. Look at the facts. That bill was written for lower- and middle-class earners, and they’re the ones that will feel the positive effects going into next year. We included in that, as you know, no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, real tax relief for seniors. These are the kinds of things that people feel, and they see that we’re making good on our promises. We’ve made historic investments in American energy dominance to drive down the cost of gasoline and groceries. And we’re grounding every decision we make in common sense.

On Democrats masking socialism as a viable economic agenda:

I want to say this because a lot has been said about the common sense that we rely upon to keep a Republican operation. The Mamdani campaign. It is very easy to run and win as a socialist, right? All you do is promise everything to everyone for free. What a great message that is. Well, that really resonates for people who don’t study history. And while you’re making all those promises, you just hope you hope that they never realize the trap that you’re actually setting, the impossibility of fulfilling your fantastical claims and dreams, and the extreme danger and chaos that would result if you ever could. When you run as a socialist, you have to hope that they never understand that this will lead to the inevitable loss of their freedom, their opportunity, and their security, the loss of meritocracy and fairness in society, the loss of colorblindness, and the loss of emphasis on character and the morality, and the personal incentive. If you run as a socialist, you run on a big list of false claims, and you promise everything to everyone and you can’t deliver, and if you were ever able to deliver, it would be to the great detriment of the very people that you lured in to vote for you.

On Democrats refusing to drop their partisan demands and reopen the government:

They’ve created a mess for America with this pointless government shutdown. The Democrats will tell you that they’re feeling emboldened. They’re feeling emboldened because they had a few blue state election results. It does not change the fact that they have walked their party off a cliff with no parachute and no path forward.

The reason we’re stuck right now is because of one simple fact. If they vote to reopen the government, the Senate Democrats are afraid that the radicals in their party will say that they caved. They’re afraid of the retribution that will come from that. But if they keep the government shut down, they know very well, as we all do, that millions of Americans will continue to suffer as essential services remain unfunded and paychecks to federal workers continue to stay stalled. So, our question for Democrats this morning is this, which constituency matters more? The loud radicals in your party, or the hardworking American people? I can tell you which side the Republicans are on. 15 times we voted for the hardworking American people. And 15 times so far, the Democrats in Congress have voted for the radicals in their party. It is unconscionable to us that they’ve allowed it to go on this long. And at some point, all you can do is pray that that common sense prevails.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Sean Casten (IL-06)

November 06, 2025

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) led 27 House Democrats in a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent opposing President Trump’s pardon of Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the founder and former CEO of Binance, who was convicted of violating U.S. anti-money laundering laws.

“It is apparent that Binance and its CEO fostered a culture of enabling cryptocurrency crime to increase company profits,” the lawmakers wrote. “…Recent reports raise concerns about potential conflicts of interest and regulatory backsliding in light of President Trump’s pardon, including Binance’s business dealings with World Liberty Financial (WLF), a cryptocurrency company predominantly owned and controlled by the President and his family members.”

Binance is a global cryptocurrency exchange that failed to register with the Treasury Department and implement an effective Know-Your-Customer (KYC) program, despite serving around 3 million U.S. customers in 2018. Due to Binance’s weak customer identification controls, it facilitated transactions on its platform involving terrorist groups, child sexual abuse, cybercriminals, and sanctioned individuals in Iran and North Korea.

In 2023, the Biden Administration reached a $4 billion settlement agreement with Binance and its former CEO, CZ, which included charges related to criminal money laundering. As a result of this settlement, CZ received a four-month prison sentence and was removed as CEO, Binance exited U.S. markets, and two independent compliance monitorships were appointed. These monitors ensure Binance’s compliance with the legal terms of the 2023 agreement and help to improve its systems to prevent future money laundering on its platform.

Earlier this year, Binance helped World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency company predominantly owned by President Trump and his family, launch its USD1 stablecoin. In May, a UAE state-owned investment firm used USD1 to make a $2 billion investment in Binance, which gave President Trump a significant financial share of the deal.

In addition to Rep. Casten, the letter was signed by Reps. Joyce Beatty, Don Beyer, Greg Casar, Judy Chu, Emanuel Cleaver, Dwight Evans, Cleo Fields, Bill Foster, John Garamendi, Sylvia Garcia, Daniel Goldman, Al Green, Jared Huffman, Glenn Ivey, Stephen Lynch, Gregory Meeks, Dave Min, Brittany Pettersen, Deborah Ross, Brad Schneider, David Scott, Terri Sewell, Brad Sherman, Adam Smith, Paul Tonko, Juan Vargas, and Nydia Velázquez.

Text of the letter can be found below. A copy of the letter can be found here.

Dear Attorney General Bondi and Secretary Bessent:

We write to express opposition to President Trump’s decision to pardon Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the founder and former CEO of Binance, who was convicted of violating U.S. anti-money laundering (AML) laws in 2023. In this context, we request updates on the separate compliance monitorships imposed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Treasury Department (Treasury) on Binance, as required under the 2023 agreement.

Binance is the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, serving millions of users across more than 180 countries. For years, Binance knowingly allowed U.S. users on its foreign, unlicensed trading platform, generating more than $1.6 billion in profits from U.S.-based transactions between 2017 and 2022. In 2023, the DOJ and Treasury announced enforcement actions against Binance for willful violations of U.S. AML and sanctions laws, including failures to implement appropriate safeguards and the facilitation of transactions involving terrorist organizations, money launderers, ransomware attackers, and users in sanctioned jurisdictions such as Iran, North Korea, and Syria. Public filings and agency statements indicated that CZ was well aware and he “allow[ed] it”, according to internal messages obtained by Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). In addition, CZ told Binance employees that it was “better to ask for forgiveness than permission,” as he prioritized Binance’s growth over compliance with U.S. law, according to the DOJ. It is apparent that Binance and its CEO fostered a culture of enabling cryptocurrency crime to increase company profits.

The resolution announced in 2023 by the Biden Administration included a record $4 billion settlement with Binance and a criminal conviction for CZ, which resulted in a four-month stay in federal prison, a custodial sentence, and the appointment of two independent compliance monitors. CZ’s criminal record has reportedly complicated Binance’s applications for regulatory licenses in other jurisdictions, such as Germany, and has impacted Binance’s ability to open bank accounts.

We understand that the DOJ’s three-year monitorship, led by a partner at London-based forensic consulting firm Forensic Risk Alliance (FRA), focuses on remediating and enhancing Binance’s AML and sanctions compliance programs. We further understand that Treasury’s five-year monitorship, led by a partner at law firm Sullivan & Cromwell, evaluates Binance’s compliance with Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) obligations, including systems and processes for filing suspicious activity reports (SAR) with Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). For years, Binance had willfully failed to report such transactions involving terrorist groups like Al Qaeda, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), ransomware attackers, child sexual abusers, fraudsters, and other scammers, according to FinCEN. In addition, Treasury’s monitorship also facilitates the agency’s access to Binance’s books, records, and systems for the next five years, which will also help ensure Binance’s complete exit from the U.S., as required by the 2023 agreement.

Recent reports raise concerns about potential conflicts of interest and regulatory backsliding in light of President Trump’s pardon, including Binance’s business dealings with World Liberty Financial (WLF), a cryptocurrency company predominantly owned and controlled by the President and his family members. For example, Binance reportedly wrote the computer code to facilitate the launch of WLF’s stablecoin in March, while also promoting the product to its 275 million customers. In May, a UAE state-owned investment firm announced that it would use WLF’s stablecoin to invest $2 billion in Binance, which effectively gave President Trump a cut of this enormous financial deal. Furthermore, members of the Trump family have reportedly discussed with Binance acquiring a stake in its U.S.-based platform. Any consideration of curtailing the monitorships or otherwise relaxing compliance obligations before verifiable remediation is complete would present serious national-security and financial-crime risks.

We are also concerned by reports that Binance has pressed the DOJ and Treasury to terminate both compliance monitors. To that end, we request that you answer the following questions by no later than November 20, 2025.

1. Binance, as a corporation, pled guilty to three criminal money laundering charges and has not been pardoned. Can you commit that Treasury and the DOJ will maintain their independent monitorships of Binance’s compliance for the full terms outlined in the 2023 resolutions?

2. Has the Monitor submitted all of its quarterly progress reports? Have those reports been submitted on time?

3. Have any Treasury or DOJ officials communicated with Binance or its representatives about modifying or ending either compliance monitor before the required timeline under the 2023 agreement?

   1. If so, please list the dates of those communications and the individuals involved.

4. The Binance Consent Order provided a civil monetary penalty of $3,400,000,000, minus a credit of $2,470,000,000 paid to other agencies. That left $930,000,000, of which FinCEN agreed to suspend $150,000,000 pending Binance’s compliance. Therefore, a total of $780,000,000 was owed by Binance (assuming that the “Undertakings” were fulfilled, including the retention of a monitor, the closure of U.S. customer accounts, and the submission of a series of reports, by deadlines defined by the Consent Order).

   1. Has Binance paid the $780,000,000 to Treasury? If not the full amount, how much has Binance paid?

   2. On what date were these payments made?

   3. Is the United States Government planning to forgive whatever balance remains?

   4. Is the United States Government planning to refund any penalties paid?

5. What is the status of the $1.35 billion ill-gotten transaction fees Binance was supposed to disgorge to the CFTC?

   1. Have any disgorgement payments been made? How much? When? What is the balance, if any?

   2. Is the United States Government planning to forgive whatever balance remains?

   3. Is the United States Government planning to refund any disgorgement payments?

   4. Have any of the disgorgements been paid out to harmed consumers and investors?

6. What is the status of the additional $1.35 billion in penalties Binance was required to pay to CFTC?

   1. Have any payments been made? How much? When? What is the balance, if any?

   2. Is the United States Government planning to forgive whatever balance remains?

   3. Is the United States Government planning to refund any penalties paid?

7. Were the SAR Lookback Scope Report, the SAR Lookback Report, the AML Program Scope Report, and AML Program Consultant Report submitted to Treasury?

   1. On what dates were these documents submitted?

8. Under the 2023 agreement with the DOJ, CZ resigned as Binance’s CEO and Binance agreed to prohibit him from any involvement in operating or managing the company for three years. Can you commit that the DOJ will continue to enforce this prohibition?

9. What is the current status of Binance.com’s exit from the United States? Have all U.S. users of Binance.com been confirmed as offboarded?

10. Can you commit that your agency will fully enforce all terms of the 2023 resolutions, including continued access to Binance’s systems and records and the monitors’ ability to report findings without interference?

Thank you for your attention to this very important matter.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that it will provide USAntibiotics — located in Bristol, Tennessee — a National Priority Voucher for the company’s Augmentin XR (Amoxicillin Clavulanic Potassium) product. This medication treats community-acquired pneumonia and acute bacterial sinusitis caused by penicillin-resistant bacteria.

USAntibiotics was selected as part of the FDA Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher (CNPV) Pilot Program, which is designed to expedite the review of pharmaceuticals that advance critical public health and national security priorities, including domestic drug manufacturing.

U.S. Representative Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, and U.S. Representative Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Vice Chair of the Health Subcommittee, welcomed this news and applauded the work of USAntibiotics.

“The FDA created the CNPV Pilot Program to help American prescription drug and biological product developers meet the moment to power domestic drug manufacturing,” said Chairman Griffith and Vice Chair Harshbarger. “With this recent announcement, Bristol’s USAntibiotics can grow as a leading American pharmaceutical manufacturer of amoxicillin to help treat American communities. As Health Subcommittee Chairman and Vice Chair, we remain steadfast in pushing for ‘America First’ policies that attract companies to invest in the United States and help them manufacture safe, effective and serviceable drugs for the American people.”

BACKGROUND

In 2021, USAntibiotics opened its facility in Bristol, Tennessee.

Chairman Griffith and Vice Chair Harshbarger toured USAntibiotics in June 2024.

Key benefits of the CNPV Pilot Program include faster review times, collaborative and robust review efforts and advancement of U.S. national health priorities. Following submission of a complete application, the new voucher promises a review decision within 1-2 months as opposed to the typical 10-12 months.

This year, multiple companies announced billion-dollar investments in Virginia to increase domestic pharmaceutical manufacturing. Eli Lilly, Merck and AstraZeneca all plan to build or expand operations in the Commonwealth.

The USAntibiotics press release can be found here.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (8th District of New York)

Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi announced she would not seek another term in the House of Representatives:

Nancy D’Alesandro Pelosi is an iconic, heroic, trailblazing, legendary and transformational leader. She is the greatest Speaker of all time. 

The United States is a much better nation today because Nancy Pelosi dedicated her life to serving the children, the climate, the country and the American people. 

Nancy Pelosi’s legendary public service journey has taken her from Charm City to the great state of California to international capitals around the globe. Guiding her life’s work has always been her strong faith, tremendous patriotism and belief that we have a Republic worth keeping. 

For the children, as she often says, Speaker Pelosi has lived out the bedrock Jesuit value of working for the greater good. From her early, groundbreaking advocacy against the Chinese Communist Party and relentless support for AIDS research, to her work on the Intelligence Committee and 9/11 Commission, Nancy Pelosi has always put country first. 

Her giant and historic legislative accomplishments are too numerous to mention, but include the Affordable Care Act, Inflation Reduction Act and American Rescue Plan. Whether providing healthcare to millions of Americans, protecting people with preexisting conditions, tackling climate change, investing in education, cleaning up corruption, securing democracy or saving Social Security, Speaker Pelosi has made a profound, powerful, permanent impact on our country. She has been a brilliant and bold leader, voice for the voiceless and authentic champion of the least, the lost and the left-behind.

During her 20 years leading House Democrats, she fiercely navigated many trials and tribulations, including a once-in-a-century pandemic, a horrific attack on the United States Capitol and a violent attempt on her husband’s life. Through it all, she led with strength and dignity. Like Esther, she was Speaker and Leader for such a time as this. Personally, Speaker Pelosi has been an incredible mentor, trusted friend and awesome colleague who has profoundly blessed me with her insights, perspectives and leadership values. 

Nancy Pelosi’s love of country is surpassed only by that for her beautiful family. We are indebted to the entire Pelosi family—Paul, their children and grandchildren—for their sacrifice and service. My prayers and gratitude are with them as Speaker Pelosi embarks on this new chapter. 

House Democrats will always be down with NDP.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi Representing the 12th District of California

Washington, D.C. —  Today, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joined over 100 lawmakers in demanding President Trump and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum immediately cease any plans to open new offshore oil and gas leases in U.S. federal waters off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, in the Arctic Ocean and northern Bering Sea off of Alaska, and in the Eastern Gulf. The lawmakers warned that opening these untouched coastlines to new offshore drilling would devastate coastal economies, jeopardize our national security, ravage coastal ecosystems, and put millions of Americans’ health and safety at risk, hurting people across the political spectrum.

By reversing long-standing legal protections for vulnerable coastal waters, new offshore leases would cause significant environmental damage to communities already reeling from natural disasters and recent oil spills. Oil spills not only cause irreparable environmental damage, but also suppress the value of coastal homes, harm tourism economies, and weaken coastal infrastructure. Already, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is forced to respond to over 150 oil and chemical spills each year. One disastrous spill can cost taxpayers billions in lost revenue, cleanup costs, and ecosystem restoration.

These threats of expanded oil drilling come as the Administration already dismantled NOAA’s oil spill prevention and response programs, as almost 30 percent of the team in charge of addressing oil spills has been laid off or took early retirement. The Emergency Response Division team and the oil spill program are slated to lose half their funding from the Administration’s proposed FY 2026 budget.

“This is a matter of national consequence for coastal communities across the country, regardless of political affiliation. It puts our economies, national security, and our most vulnerable ecosystems at severe risk,” wrote the lawmakers. “… Expanded oil and gas leasing poses risks to the health and livelihoods of our constituents, jeopardizes our tourism, fishing, and recreation economies, and threatens the marine life that inhabits our coastlines.”

“The United States already leads the world in oil and gas production. The industry currently holds more than 2,000 offshore leases covering over 12 million acres of federal waters — yet fewer than 500 of those leases are actively producing oil and gas,” continued the lawmakers. “There is no justification for opening vast swaths of our oceans to leasing when existing leases remain largely unused, while imposing mounting environmental and economic costs on coastal communities.”

Additionally, the Department of Defense (DOD) previously warned that oil and gas leases in portions of the Eastern Gulf would impact areas critical to our military readiness, including for military training and testing opportunities and assets. DOD has also signaled that parts of the Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic Planning Areas are “not compatible with oil and gas activities and infrastructure.”

The lawmakers condemned the potential expansion of offshore drilling while the Administration simultaneously curtails offshore wind and clean energy development. This year, the Trump Administration has withdrawn all outer continental offshore wind leases, rescinded all designated Wind Energy Areas, and eliminated $679 million in offshore-wind-related port infrastructure funding, including over $426 million for Humboldt Bay offshore wind infrastructure.

Specifically, the lawmakers demanded that President Trump and Secretary Burgum:

• Halt any steps toward new offshore oil and gas leasing in the Atlantic, Pacific, off the coast the Arctic and Bering Sea coasts of Alaska, and the Eastern Gulf.
• Limit offshore drilling, consistent with previous statutory and agency protections.
• Prioritize coastal resilience, including expanded storm-surge and flood protection, restoration of wetlands and sand dunes, and early-warning systems, so that communities in Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, New Jersey, Alaska, and beyond are better protected.
• Restore a credible pathway for offshore wind and other clean-energy projects by rescinding the OCS wind-leasing withdrawal and rescinded WEAs, enabling science-based projects that support jobs and coastal economies.

“Our coastal communities, fishermen, small business owners, Tribal Nations, tourism operators, and families cannot be sacrificed in the name of short-term drilling booms,” concluded the lawmakers. “Opening new offshore lease areas while cancelling clean energy progress is potentially illegal, a failure of leadership, and a dereliction of the public trust.”

The full text of the letter can be found HERE.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi Representing the 12th District of California

Washington, D.C. —  Today, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joined 213 House Democrats on a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, demanding that she utilize the Congressionally authorized SNAP contingency fund to provide food assistance to hungry Americans as the Republican shutdown approaches its second month.

SNAP benefits were made available to eligible individuals in October, but due to the Agriculture Secretary’s unwillingness to use her statutory transfer authority along with the roughly $5 billion SNAP contingency fund to deliver benefits in November, 42 million American seniors, veterans and families with children risk not being able to keep food on their table.

The letter, signed by virtually every member of the House Democratic Caucus, comes as families, food banks, and farmers face rising costs and potential food shortages due to inflationary tariffs, increasing wealth inequality and reluctance by Trump administration officials to exercise its legal authorities to ensure that SNAP operations continue through November. 

The lawmakers state, “USDA’s shutdown plan acknowledges that ‘Congressional intent is evident that SNAP’s operations should continue since the program has been provided with multi-year contingency funds…’ USDA still has significant funding available in SNAP’s contingency reserve – which Congress provides precisely for this reason – that can be used to fund the bulk of November benefits… Additionally, while the contingency reserve will not cover November benefits in full, we urge USDA to use its statutory transfer authority or any other legal authority at its disposal to supplement these dollars and fully fund November benefits.”

They continue, “There are clear steps the administration can and must take immediately to ensure that millions of families across the country can put food on their table in November. Choosing not to ensure SNAP benefits reach those in need this November would be a gross dereliction of your responsibilities to the American people.”

The full text of the letter can be found HERE.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi Representing the 12th District of California

Washington, D.C. —  Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joined Senator Adam Schiff,  Senator Alex Padilla and 27 members of the California congressional delegation in urging the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Inspector General to launch an independent investigation into the unlawful termination of $7.6 billion in grants to California and other states targeted for their perceived lack of support for President Trump.  

The cancelling of these funds threatens thousands of jobs across energy, construction, and manufacturing sectors and could pass higher energy costs along to California residents.

“DOE does not have the authority to ignore the law, and Congress did not provide DOE with the discretion to terminate awards based on nebulous new criteria created by the Secretary years after enactment of the statute that funded and provided direction for these projects,” wrote the lawmakers. 

In a letter to DOE’s Acting Inspector General Sarah Nelson, the lawmakers note that no state was hit harder than California. Out of the 321 terminated awards, DOE cancelled 79 awards in California, totaling more than $2 billion of federally funded projects. Among the projects was a backup battery power for a children’s hospital in Madera and an award worth $1.2 billion for the ARCHES hydrogen hub which had garnered bipartisan public support. 

“These 321 grant project terminations will have real effects on affordability for our constituents and on the nation’s competitiveness. In the last year, electricity prices have increased twice as fast as the overall cost of living. Secretary Wright and the Trump administration’s decision to take $7.56 billion in energy projects offline is going to further constrain supply and send Americans’ electric bills through the roof,” the lawmakers continued. 

The full text of the letter can be found HERE.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi Representing the 12th District of California

San Francisco – Today, ten Democratic Members of Congress representing the Bay Area released a joint video message calling on President Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans to end their weeks-long government shutdown and return to Washington to do their jobs.

The video features Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (CA-11) and Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02), Mike Thompson (CA-04), John Garamendi (CA-08), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), Lateefah Simon (CA-12), Eric Swalwell (CA-14), Kevin Mullin (CA-15), Sam Liccardo (CA-16), and Ro Khanna (CA-17).

Together, the lawmakers highlight the real-world consequences of the Republican shutdown—from rising health care premiums to delayed services that millions of working families rely on.

The Members’ message underscores that the ongoing shutdown, now in its fourth week, is a deliberate act of obstruction by Donald Trump and House Republican Leadership—putting families, federal employees and the economy at risk.

The video is available to be viewed HERE.

The video is also available for download HERE.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi Representing the 12th District of California

San Francisco – Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on Mayor Daniel Lurie’s announcement that the federal government called off a planned deployment in San Francisco:

“Mayor Lurie has demonstrated exceptional leadership in his steadfast commitment to the safety and well-being of San Franciscans.

“In his handling of a potential federal deployment in our city that resulted in the President calling off the operation, Mayor Lurie has underscored that public safety must be driven by local priorities, respectful of our values and communities.

“I salute Mayor Lurie for standing up for our City and reinforcing San Francisco’s strength, optimism and recovery.”

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Mike Levin (CA-49)