Press Releases
Press Release
March 3, 2016
“Six years ago, we passed the Affordable Care Act so that affordable health care would be the right of every American, not just the privilege of the few."
Press Release
March 3, 2016
Yesterday we had our annual celebration of Women's History Month honoring the service and sacrifice of our women veterans who defended our rights and our freedom.
Press Release
March 2, 2016
“Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to Statuary Hall. Thank you all for joining us for this annual celebration of Women’s History Month."
Press Release
March 2, 2016
“I guess it’s afternoon now. Good afternoon, everyone. How wonderful it is to see you out in the cold for our children and for our country."
Press Release
March 1, 2016
“For decades, presidents from both parties, including Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, have exercised the broad immigration enforcement authority granted to them by Congress."
Press Release
March 1, 2016
“Each Women’s History Month, we celebrate the courageous women who marched, organized, and advanced the promise of equality."
Press Release
February 25, 2016
Eleven months left in the Obama presidency. Since the 1980s, every person appointed to the court has been given a prompt hearing and a vote within 100 days.
Press Release
February 24, 2016
As has been acknowledged and we all know, 51 years ago thousands of men and women stepped forward to lay claim to the most fundamental right in our democracy: the right to vote.
Press Release
February 24, 2016
Matthew Verderosa has dedicated his professional life to keeping others safe. We are honored that he will take the helm of the U.S. Capitol Police.
Press Release
February 24, 2016
The Librarian of Congress guards our nation’s intellectual heritage. There is no more qualified, dedicated, proven leader to protect and affirm that legacy than Dr. Carla D. Hayden.