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Strengthening education is essential to building a stronger economic foundation for our future.

As the positive effects of the Recovery Act continue to multiply in each state, Governors--Republican and Democratic--are showing their appreciation for its success at their meeting wrapping up today in Mississippi and recently:

In 1961, President Kennedy declared that before the decade was over, an American would land on the moon and return safely. President Kennedy said at the time, "the vows of this nation can only be fulfilled if we first, and therefore, we intend to be first.

The CBO report confirms that The America's Affordable Health Choices Act delivers on a critical promise President Obama and the House have made to the American people: health insurance reform legislation will be paid for.

News from the Energy & Commerce, Ways & Means, and Education & Labor Committees on the CBO estimates released last night on America's Affordable Health Choices Act:

Walter Cronkite was the face and voice of American journalism for generations. A giant in his field, he set the standard for news even today: fair and thorough.

From the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, to the war in Vietnam, to the landing on the moon 40 years ago next week, Walter Cronkite delivered the news and provided trusted commentary on the events that shaped our history.

Learn more about America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 (HR 3200) which will curb out-of-control costs, encourage competition among insurance plans to improve choices for patients, and expand access to quality, affordable health care for all Americans.

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Speaker Pelosi, Leader Steny Hoyer, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charlie Rangel, Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller, and other House Democrats held a news conference in the Capitol this afternoon to mark the successful passage of America's Affordable Health Choices Act by the Ways and Means and Education and Labor Committees