Press Releases

“The Secretary of the Treasury has warned us that Congress must act before November 3 to protect the full faith and credit of the United States."

“San Francisco is a very special place, Mr. Secretary, and I’m honored to welcome you here to see how we respect people. We respect our residents."

“This is a very important day because we have broken through the wall of obstruction in the Congress, again to get the job done in a bipartisan way, which is what we all come here to do.'

Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office released the budget review showing that the deficit fell to $435 billion in fiscal year 2015, a $48 billion reduction from the year before.

While Congress dithers over establishing committees for a political purpose, the clock is racing on a deadline of October 15th where, unless Congress acts, there will be a big increase in Medicare payments and deductibles.

Today, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi announced that Keith Stern will serve as Director of Floor Legislative Operations, replacing Jerry Hartz who departed the House of Representatives in September after 28 years of service.

“The finalized terms of the Trans-Pacific Partnership will shortly be reviewed by Congress and the American people. As promised, House Democrats will be shining a bright light on the provisions of TPP."

“I urge you to create a Select Committee on Gun Violence to confront this crisis and report back common sense legislation to help end it."