Speaker Pelosi, joined by the acting architect of the Capitol, members of the Arizona congressional delegation, the governor of Arizona, and 12-year-old Kaitlyn Ferencik of Surprise, AZ, lit the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree during a ceremony tonight: This year's tree … Continue reading
President Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress share a strong commitment to our top priority: putting Americans back to work. There is growing consensus around the need for action to create more jobs, keep our economy on the road to … Continue reading
Health insurance reform opponents continue to spread myths about the Affordable Health Care for America Act including the truly outrageous claim that individuals who enroll in the public health insurance option will be forced to have a data-receiving microchip implanted … Continue reading
Today, after a thorough examination, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released findings showing that greenhouse gases threaten our public health and the environment: Endangerment Finding: The Administrator finds that the current and projected concentrations of the six key well-mixed … Continue reading
This morning, the Department of Labor released unemployment numbers for November showing that 11,000 jobs were lost last month – the fewest jobs lost in a year and far fewer than economists had anticipated. In addition, the job losses for … Continue reading
This afternoon, the House passed the Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act (HR 4154) by a vote of 225 to 200. The bill is a sharp departure from Republican policies and efforts to completely repeal … Continue reading
A new Reuters poll released today shows a majority of Americans — with support across party lines — want a public health insurance option as a component of any final health reform legislation: 60% want a public health insurance option … Continue reading
President Obama inherited a deteriorating situation in Afghanistan because the Bush Administration did not have a plan to get the job done. Tonight, the President articulated a way out of this war with the mission of defeating Al Qaeda and … Continue reading
Opponents of health insurance reform continue to spread myths about the recently-passed Affordable Health Care for America Act. For example, they are claiming that health reform would increase premiums for most of America's families. But the facts continue to knock … Continue reading
A report released yesterday by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) concluded that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act created or saved between 600,000 and 1.6 million jobs, reduced unemployment and increased the GDP between 1.2% and 3.2% in the … Continue reading