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“Today, on the 61st anniversary of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we renew our call to protect and uphold the principles and ideals upon which America was founded."

“This legislation honors the first priority of the New Direction Congress: creating American jobs. By focusing on our economy, workers, small businesses, and veterans, this legislation will put Americans back to work and help build long-term and broadly-shared prosperity. "

Tonight, the House begins consideration of HR 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

This afternoon, the House passed the Tax Extenders Act of 2009 by a vote of 241-181. The bill will help create jobs and cuts taxes for middle-class families:

Strengthens job creation by American businesses here at home and U.S. competitiveness by extending the R&D tax credit for nearly 11,000 corporations and the special rules for active financing income

“President Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress share a strong commitment to our top priority: putting Americans back to work."

“Today, Congress took another positive step forward in our drive to create more jobs, strengthen our economy, and lay the foundation for long-term prosperity. By passing the Tax Extenders Act, we are placing our working families at the center of our economic recovery."

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:

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 recovery, and to lower the deficit. This year, the Recovery Act and other efforts have created or saved more than 1 million jobs and brought our economy back from the brink of depression. But more must be done.