Washington, D.C. – With great frustration today, Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03) voted against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024.
“In an era of partisanship, the NDAA has been a lasting example of bipartisan collaboration,” said Rep. Phillips. “Congress must comprise for the greater good of keeping our country safe, but this year, extremists took the… Read more »
Rep. Dean Phillips had somewhat of an outsized role in the drama this week to avoid a calamitous default by raising the nation’s debt ceiling.
Phillips, D-3rd District, was one of 52 mostly centrist Democrats released by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-Calif., to vote for a procedural motion that would allow the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03) joined Reps. Derek Kilmer (WA-06), William Timmons (SC-04), and Joe Morelle (NY-25) in introducing the Congressional Evidence-Based Policymaking Resolution, a bipartisan resolution to establish a bipartisan Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking to facilitate the integration of robust data in the legislative… Read more »
Rep. Dean Phillips is willing to offer House Speaker Kevin McCarthy a lifeline if he is challenged by the right wing of the GOP for agreeing to a debt ceiling deal that could win bipartisan support.
To win the leadership of a narrow Republican majority, McCarthy agreed to change House rules to allow anyone to challenge his… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, on the two-year anniversary of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Reps.-elect Dean Phillips (D-MN), Jason Crow (D-CO), and Dan Goldman (D-NY) announced they will introduce a resolution permanently designating January 6th as “Democracy Day.” The resolution is ready to go and supported by more than two dozen fellow lawmakers – but the Members… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dean Phillips issued the following statement.
“Speaker Pelosi’s decision to pass the torch to a new generation of leadership in the Democratic Caucus is the right and honorable one. As the first female Speaker of the House and one of the most successful of all time, I honor Speaker Pelosi’s service to our country and our Congress – especially over these… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Phillips voted for bipartisan legislation to protect free and fair elections, uphold the rule of law and defend the Constitution. Crafted by Reps. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) in response to extremist attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election – including the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol – the Presidential Election Reform… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03) introduced the On the Clock Act a bipartisan bill that would prohibit members of Congress from directly soliciting campaign contributions while their respective chamber of Congress is in session. Rep. Phillips introduced the bill with Rep. Mike Gallagher (WI-08).
“It is time to prohibit members of Congress from fundraising when… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Rep. Dean Phillips expressed his support for tonight’s bipartisan January 6th Committee hearings. The hearings will begin at 7 p.m. CT and will be televised on most national TV stations.
On the one-year anniversary of Jan. 6 earlier this year, Phillips introduced a bill to permanently designate January 6 as “Democracy Day.” That bill is currently co-sponsored by 58… Read more »
In the wake of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's rejection of a ban on lawmakers and their spouses from trading stocks, momentum is building for proposals to ban the practice.
"We are a free-market economy. They should be able to participate in that," Pelosi said when asked by Insider about the idea at a December press conference.
With… Read more »
