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After Senate Republicans blocked passage of bipartisan legislation to provide short-term, temporary loans to American automakers tonight, Speaker Pelosi issued the following statement:

Tom Daschle's nomination as Secretary of Health and Human Services and his selection as Director of the new White House Office of Health Reform is great news for all Americans worried about the cost and quality of their health care, and for the millions who do not have health insurance.

Not in a generation have workers faced such challenges, which is why Democrats have repeatedly urged President Bush and Senate Republicans to stop obstructing the economic recovery and jobs bill the House passed in September.

This evening, the House passed HR 7321, the Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act, by a vote of 237-170. Speaking in support of passage, Speaker Pelosi said:

Today is International Human Rights Day.

Chairman Barney Frank has introduced HR 7321, the Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act to address the American auto industry's request for financial assistance.

Today, the House Financial Services Committee is holding a hearing to examine oversight concerns regarding the Treasury Department's conduct of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).

Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell and Rep. Bart Stupak, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, released a report today entitled, "Deception and Distrust: The Federal Communications Commission Under Chairman Kevin J.