Press Releases

“Today's announcement is good news for American workers. The agreement means tens of thousands of people can return to their jobs, support their families, and strengthen our airports, our infrastructure, and our economy."

“Today's announcement by the House CAO marks a turning point in the efforts by Leader Pelosi and many other Members, to make the House of Representatives a model of sustainability for the nation. While the initiative has enjoyed bipartisan participation and models the efforts taken by many in the private sector, many Republican Members have chosen to demagogue the issue; the Green the Capitol initiative has been a successful sustainability effort that has saved taxpayer money, cut energy usage, and reduced waste."

“Today, my colleagues and I had the opportunity to meet with USAID Administrator Dr. Raj Shah to discuss the drought and famine in the Horn of Africa and the steps the U.S. and the international community are taking to address the crisis. We began our meeting with a prayer for the men, women, and children of the region who are suffering from this humanitarian catastrophe of immense proportions."

“It was wrong for Congress to leave Washington with tens of thousands of people out of work because the FAA issue remains unresolved. Unless Congress acts swiftly, the economy will be needlessly damaged and thousands of families will endure unnecessary hardship."

"Leader Pelosi. 'Good afternoon. We just completed a very lively leadership meeting of the House Democrats where we talked about the Democrats, the necessity of Democrats to save the day yesterday, pulling our country back from the brink of default. It was a bitter pill for us to swallow, but we did. And as we did, we saved Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. And you will be hearing more about that."

“The holy month of Ramadan is a time of joy and reflection; fasting, prayer, and discipline; sacrifice and spirituality. It is an occasion when Muslim families come together to celebrate, to hold fast to the legacy of their ancestors, to honor tradition and reaffirm their faith."

"We all agree that our nation cannot default on our obligations and that we must honor our nation's commitments to our seniors, and our men and women in the military. I look forward to reviewing the legislation with my Caucus to see what level of support we can provide."

“Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. I thank the gentleman for yielding, applaud him for his superb leadership of this bill today, recognize the great leadership of Mr. Van Hollen as our Ranking Member on the Budget Committee--and he and Mr. Clyburn representing the values of the American people at the negotiating table for this."