Reports
- News Outlets Across the Country Highlight Impact of Recovery Plan on the States Today, the House will vote on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, working from priorities shared with President Barack Obama. 01/28/2009
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Bipartisan, Open and Transparent Legislative Process This week, the House will consider the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to create and save 3 to 4 million jobs over the next two years, get our economy moving again, and transform it for the long-term. After the 2.6 million job loss just in the last year of President Bush’s watch, the need for action is urgent. Simply following the same economic approach as President Bush will not work—but where new ideas are put forward, bipartisan input is critical. 01/28/2009
- Law Enforcement Officials Support Economic Recovery Package Two of our nation’s leading law enforcement associations – the National Fraternal Order of Police and the International Association of Chiefs of Police – strongly support the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. 01/28/2009
- New Poll: 66 Percent of Americans Support the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act A new Diageo/Hotline poll summary released today shows the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has broad support among the American people. 01/27/2009
- 146 Economists Send Letter of Support for Economic Recovery Package Today, 146 leading economists – including five recipients of the Nobel Prize for Economics – sent a letter to Congress calling for the quick passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. 01/27/2009
- The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: The Right Mix of Spending, Tax Cuts and Investment A staggering 2.6 million American jobs were lost in the last year of the Bush Administration — the culmination of a failed economic approach — one that also doubled our national debt in 8 short years. We need a New Direction. 01/26/2009
- The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Nobel Prize Winning Economist Paul Krugman Addresses Misleading Criticism of Plan This week, the House will vote on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, working from priorities shared with President Barack Obama. 01/26/2009
- The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: More Job Losses Today Underscore Growing Need for Quick Action This morning, tens of thousands of Americans woke up to the news that their jobs will be cut – this is on top of the 2.6 million jobs lost last year when President Bush was in office. 01/26/2009
- Office of Management and Budget Director - 75% of Overall Economic Recovery Package Will Be Spent in First 18 Months In a letter sent yesterday to House Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt, Peter Orszag, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, stated the agency’s analysis of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act shows three-quarters of the overall package will be spent in the first 18 months. 01/23/2009
- More than 100 Leaders of Business & Technology Companies Say Investment in America's I.T. Infrastructure Will Create Nearly 1 Million Jobs Leaders from 115 of our country’s foremost business and technology companies announced their support for investments in a smarter energy grid, health care IT, and deploying high speed broadband across America—investments that are all part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. 01/23/2009
- News Outlets Across the Country Highlight Impact of American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Next week, the House will vote on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, working from priorities shared with President Barack Obama. The plan will create and save 3 to 4 million jobs, jumpstart our economy, and transform it for the 21st century. 01/22/2009
- Growing Support for the American Recovery & Reinvestment Bill Next week, the House will vote on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, working from priorities shared with President Barack Obama. The plan will create and save 3 to 4 million jobs, jumpstart our economy, and transform it for the 21st century. 01/22/2009
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Today, prominent economist Mark Zandi, chief economist with Moody’s Economy.com and former adviser to Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign, released an analysis of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. He concluded that with the economic recovery plan there will be 4 million more jobs and an unemployment rate that is 2 percentage points lower by the end of 2010 than without the plan. 01/21/2009
- Early Support for the American Recovery & Reinvestment Plan In the next two weeks, the House will consider the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan, working from priorities shared with President-elect Barack Obama. 01/16/2009
- Economic Conditions Worsen, Comprehensive, Robust and Urgent Action on Economic Recovery & Jobs Needed Nearly two million Americans have lost their jobs this past year -- and millions more are working harder in jobs that pay less and come with fewer benefits. Nearly $7 trillion in wealth has been lost in the stock market, including the retirement savings of many American families. And the economic news continues to worsen, with some noting that we are facing the "the bleakest economic outlook since World War II." 01/06/2009
- Growing Support For An Economic Recovery And Jobs Package The 111th Congress is ready to hit the ground running to help President Obama pass his American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan to create and save 3 million jobs over two years, and reinvest in our future by rebuilding our infrastructure from bridges to broadband, making our health care system more efficient and cost-effective, modernizing our schools for 21st century learning, and investing in a cleaner and more efficient energy future. 01/05/2009
- Major Accomplishments of the 110th Congress Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats Have Focused on the Priorities of Americans on Main Street By Passing Over 230 Key Measures - More Than 70% With Significant Bipartisan Support 12/16/2008
- Congressional Oversight & Action on the Economy America's families and businesses are facing an economic crisis, and the New Direction Congress is fighting for real solutions to rebuild our economy, create good-paying jobs here at home, make us more competitive in the 21st century global economy, and promote consumer and investor confidence. 12/08/2008
- Congressional Oversight on the Economy Congress has been investigating the economic crisis and conducting oversight to protect the taxpayers in the economic rescue package. Over the last six weeks, the House has held twenty hearings with five more scheduled this week. 11/17/2008
- Economic Crisis: Leaders & Experts Call for Economic Recovery and Job Creation Legislation America’s working families are facing worsening economic conditions. Home foreclosures are up, the number of jobless workers continues to climb, wages for working Americans remain flat, and states are facing a crisis as the need for state services – health care, food stamps, unemployment services – grows. 11/14/2008