Press Releases
Press Release
April 1, 2014
"It's just really, really so heartwarming for those of us who worked so hard so that many more people in our country would have access to affordable, quality health care. There are those who are critics, and there have been bumps in the road. But they have only been turbulence. They have not been an obstacle to the American people having a healthier life – what our Founders wanted for them: life, a healthier life; liberty; and the freedom to pursue their happiness, not job locked, but having benefits, health care policies, that are portable. They can be self-employed, be a photographer. They could start their own business or change jobs. They could reach their aspirations. And isn’t that a wonderful thing for a society and for an economy? Any questions?"
Press Release
March 31, 2014
“Over the course of his extraordinary life, Cesar Chavez shined a bright light on despair in California and elsewhere, declaring that, despite the challenges before us, ‘we shall endure.’ In that spirit, on this Cesar Chavez day, let us embrace the promise of hope. Let us act to close opportunity gaps and advance prosperity for all. Let us put the American Dream in reach for immigrants, workers, and middle class families across our nation. As a community and as a people, let us endure.”
Press Release
March 27, 2014
“This is a really a silly decision to bring this to the floor in this form, when we know a path that is much better. But I'm not going to give you another reason to go out there and make your claims about the Affordable Care Act which have no basis in fact. With that, I urge my colleagues to pray over it, as I will. I yield back the balance of my time.”
Press Release
March 27, 2014
“As the Affordable Care Act continues to reach new milestones, Republicans should abandon their reckless pursuit of new milestones in the number of votes to repeal or undermine this historic law, and the quality affordable coverage it is providing nationwide.”
Press Release
March 27, 2014
“House Republicans must overcome their spectacular indifference to the struggles of these Americans, and work with Democrats to renew emergency unemployment insurance without any further delay.”
Press Release
March 27, 2014
"This week the CBO issued a report that said that this would be a $900 billion boost to the economy. H.R. 15, our bill, would reduce the deficit by almost $900 billion over the next two decades. This is the letter. I'm sure you have seen it. So from the standpoint of growth of our economy, from the standpoint of reducing the deficit, in terms of creating jobs, if there were no other reason to pass an immigration bill, there are economic reasons to do."
Press Release
March 27, 2014
“Thank you for being a powerful, persistent, effective voice on the side of women’s health. Thank you for your leadership, your advocacy, your determination, and your success. Any person in America who respects the judgment of women owes Planned Parenthood a great debt of gratitude."
Press Release
March 27, 2014
“Together, we will demand a vote. And together, we will pass comprehensive immigration reform. Thank you, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for your commitment, for your energy and your leadership – for your community, and for all Americans.”
Press Release
March 26, 2014
"We move forward with the discharge petition because one person should not stand in the way of the will of the American people. We have the votes – we just need a vote. And today, we demand a vote. We hear from Republicans that they are the party of family values. Yet they are complicit in separating mothers and fathers from their children."
Press Release
March 25, 2014
“Allowing employers and CEOs to choose the medical procedures of any of their employees would set a dangerous precedent for our country and for the health of all Americans. When they release their ruling later this year, it is our hope that the justices of the highest court in the land will reaffirm and preserve the fundamental rights of America’s women.”