How could you dump Anonz, Zen Lill? Anonz, I live in ND, and you can find me if you want or I will send the particulars to Michelle.

Congresswoman Pelosi demanding a vote to end to the government shutdown on October 17, 2013.

Dear San Franciscan,

After a year of lurching from manufactured crisis to crisis, the Republican-led Congress headed home with what I believe is one of the most miserably unproductive records in history. In an effort to prevent all Americans from accessing quality affordable health care, they shut down our government for 16 days, costing the economy over $24 billion.

Now, they have taken more money out of the pockets of working families by preventing 1.3 million Americans who lost their job through no fault of their own from receiving critical unemployment insurance.

Instead of furthering their obstruction agenda, they should work with Democrats to find common ground and address our country’s top concerns. With the support of Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle, it is unconscionable and inconceivable that Congress continues to delay on key priorities such as job creation, comprehensive immigration reform, raising the minimum wage, passing a fully inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act, and preventing gun violence through Brady background checks.

One thing is clear, our nation’s working families deserve more than a year of missed opportunities and misplaced priorities. Congress must act now to ensure progress for the American people.

best regards,

Top 5 Missed Opportunities of 2013

The Economy: We must enact a national manufacturing strategy that has found support from both businesses and labor groups: promoting the export of U.S. goods, encouraging insourcing and innovation, and training a 21st century workforce.

At the same time, we must raise the minimum wage to strengthen our families’ economic security, bolster businesses, and expand our economy. The American people deserve critical investments that move our country forward and build a brighter, more prosperous future.

Immigration Reform: Speaker Boehner has yet to bring up critical reform, even with the support of 71 percent of Americans and over 192 bipartisan Members of the House of Representatives.

My Democratic colleagues and I stand ready to pass comprehensive immigration reform that secures our borders, protects our workers, unites our families, and provides for an earned pathway to citizenship. The Senate has already passed bipartisan legislation that reflects these core principles. Now it is time for the House act.

Gun Violence Prevention: A year has passed since a lone gunman took the lives of 26 Americans in the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. Since then, nearly 5,000 more Americans have fallen victim to gun violence.

We must take action to expand Brady background checks and encourage states to improve their reporting of criminals and the dangerously mentally ill. Only by taking clear, effective steps can we restore confidence in the safety of our communities and prevent gun violence in our schools, homes, and neighborhoods.

Women’s Economic Agenda: Fighting against the outdated policies and practices that prevent women from fully participating in our economy is one of my top priorities. I am pleased to join House Democrats in offering When Women Succeed, America Succeeds: An Economic Agenda for Women and Families.

We need to end the discriminatory practice of paying women less than men for the same work, ensure access to affordable, quality childcare, and expand and improve the Family and Medical Leave Act. Women have already waited decades to benefit from the same economic security afforded to men. The wait must end now.

Ending Workplace Discrimination against LGBT Americans: Too many of our best and brightest find their voices silenced and their talents squandered by the prejudice of their employers. LGBT workers in 29 states are currently denied job opportunities, fired, or otherwise discriminated against simply because of who they are or who they love.

In November, the Senate acted in a bipartisan manner to end this discrimination once and for all by passing the fully inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), but the House has yet to act. It is time to bring ENDA up for a vote and make this measure the law of the land.

Thousands of San Franciscans continue to benefit from the Affordable Care Act (ACA), like Rebecca, a 23-year-old manager at a fundraising firm for non-profits. After the ACA was signed into law, Rebecca was able to stay on her parents’ health plan through her 26th birthday.

Recently, Rebecca was diagnosed with a debilitating disease resulting in severe nerve damage that required neurosurgery. Without health insurance, she would have faced astronomical hospital bills that would have saddled her with enormous debt before she reached her 24th birthday.

Providing our nation’s young people with more opportunities to pursue their hopes and dreams is just one of the many ways the Affordable Care Act benefits the American people.

Health care reform puts families and small-business owners in control of their health care, holds insurance companies accountable, strengthens Medicare, lowers the cost of prescription drugs, and ensures that young people can stay on their parents’ health plan through their 26th birthday.

Covered California, California’s new health insurance marketplace, makes it easy for uninsured individuals and small businesses to shop for, compare and purchase health insurance. It’s your health care, made simple. Apply for coverage in one of four ways: online at http://www.CoveredCA.com, by phone at (800) 300-1506, by mail, and in person.

For individuals at the lowest income levels, coverage will be completely free in Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program. For other incomes, discounts may apply. Have a small business? Under the Affordable Care Act, it is completely optional for small businesses to choose to offer employee coverage. For more information in Spanish or Chinese, please visit my website.

I ventured to guess you meant that you thought that Zen Lill”s paramour was married. We know that Anonz isn’t.

I also agree with you about the eligible bachelorettes on this blog. I know that I would do whatever to meet him. It’s a shame that Zen Lill kept him all to herself for so long.

But, hey, I would do the same.