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Pelosi Tells Dem Delegates: Hillary Clinton Secures Our Safety, Our Future, Our Democracy

The woman leading Democrats in the House of Representatives told delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia Thursday that electing Hillary R. Clinton the first female president of the United States means achieving the dreams and hopes and aspirations of every woman, every daughter, every son, and every family, all across our land, for generations to come.

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 28: on the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention at the

Planned Parenthood-Funded Democrats: House Fetal Tissue Panel Could Be ‘Complicit With Assaults and Murders,’ ‘Witch Hunt’

During a heated first public hearing of a special House panel probing the practice of fetal tissue donation, Democrats on the panel who have received contributions to their campaigns from Planned Parenthood condemned the undercover videos produced by Center for Medical Progress – which exposed Planned Parenthood’s apparent practice of selling the body parts of aborted babies to biotech companies – as “fraudulent” and “deceptively edited.”

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, with, from left, Rep. Jan Schakowsky

House Dems Call on Pope Francis To Promote Immigration Reform

House Democrats are appealing to Pope Francis to promote comprehensive immigration reform during his visit in the U.S., among other causes. In a series of short videos released Tuesday, Democrats urge the pontiff to advocate for their issues during his address to Congress. In each video a variety of different lawmakers speak directly into the camera and address their statements and desires to the Pope.

:Pope Francis speaks during his weekly general audience on September 16, 2015 on St Peter&