Press Releases

"Congressman Charlie Gonzalez is a dynamic leader and a strategic legislator. As Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Charlie has been a great advocate for America's Hispanic community, and indeed all Americans."

"Dear Mr. Speaker: When the House returns from the Thanksgiving break, the Continuing Resolution for the remainder of 2012 will be a major priority for the Congress. The current CR, which expires on December 16¸ was passed without controversy last week. Members of the Democratic Caucus are committed to taking similar bipartisan action to ensure the continued functioning of the government into the New Year."

"Americans demanded and Democrats repeatedly supported a big, bold, and balanced plan to reduce our deficit and grow our economy."

"I am fully supportive of the need to pass legislation in this Congress to combat intellectual piracy, specifically dealing with rogue digital theft sites. This legislation needs to be effective from the perspective of rights holders."

Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and seven Members of Congress sent a letter to President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia this week thanking him for his commitment to address labor rights in Colombia and establishing a Congressional Monitoring Group on Labor Rights in Colombia that will work with the Obama Administration and others to ensure that progress is made on labor rights in the coming months.

"As Bruce Bartlett, a former economic advisor to President Ronald Reagan and President George Herbert Walker Bush said recently, ‘Even if we were not in an economic crisis and fighting two wars… a rapid cut in spending of that magnitude would unquestionably throw the economy into recession just as it did in 1937.'"

"Sanctioning the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) would impose powerful financial pressure on Iran to curb its dangerous and illegal activities."

"With today's disappointing decision by the California Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will now likely proceed to the merits of the case against Proposition 8."