Press Releases

H.J. Res. 88 represents an unwarranted intervention in the independent regulatory process that would deny millions of hard-working Americans the updated consumer protections that best protect their retirement security.

“For 64 days and counting, the Republican Congress has refused to act on the President’s urgent request for an emergency supplemental to protect Americans from the growing threat of the Zika virus. We have learned more and more about the danger Zika presents to expectant mothers, but the Republican Congress refuses to do its job and protect American families from the terrible effects of this disease."

We must not ransack the Post-9/11 GI bill and make it harder for veterans and their families to afford a place to live or pursue a higher education.

Today, Democrats have introduced an emergency supplemental bill that will provide the swift and decisive action needed to help protect American communities from the Zika virus this summer.

“More than a century ago, starting in 1915 and lasting nearly a decade, more than 1.5 million innocent Armenian children, women, and men were systematically slaughtered during the horrific genocide committed by leaders of the Ottoman Empire. Today, we remember the victims of this brutal, inhumane period of ethnic cleansing. We honor their memories by acknowledging the past."

"On Earth Day, the international community renews our commitment to protecting the environment. Since 1970, communities around the world have united on this day to highlight the urgency with which we must act to protect the world's air, water, land and wildlife for the next generation. This year's theme, 'Trees for the Earth', reminds us that the seeds we plant today will determine the landscape of our shared future."

I hope that you all see the significance and take some delight in the announcement made by the Secretary of the Treasury yesterday about Harriet Tubman being represented on our currency.

San Francisco’s fully paid parental leave law is a transformational victory for expectant parents and working families in our city.