Press Releases

"“The American people rightly expect their government to protect them against having to pay for Wall Street's excesses. Today, President Obama met that expectation head on. The President's proposals, which prevent banks from taking advantage of consumer deposits by placing risky bets and limiting the excessive growth of large financial firms, are what taxpayers demand and deserve."

"The thoughts and prayers of this entire Congress are with the people of Haiti who are suffering from a devastating earthquake that hit their country on January 12. Members of Congress are committed to helping the Haitian people recover from this tragedy and to rebuild their homes, communities, and lives in the days, weeks and years to come."

"As the daughter of a mayor, sister of a mayor, I always feel very at home among mayors. I recognize that you have a very special place in American society -- in the political or governmental arena. There are no buffers between mayors and their constituents."

"I thank the gentleman for yielding and thank him for giving us the privilege to come to the floor to honor the lives, the leadership, the service and sacrifice of the seven CIA officers killed and those who were wounded in Afghanistan on December 30, 2009."

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn held a press availability this afternoon in the Capitol following a Democratic leadership meeting.

"We would like to invite you to deliver a State of the Union address to a Joint Session of the Congress on Wednesday, January 27 to share your vision for addressing the many critical challenges our country faces at home and internationally."

"Martin Luther King Jr. dedicated his life to making real the proposition that all people are created equal. His struggle for civil rights and his march for equality marked a turning point in American history - an extraordinary step forward in the fight to truly bend the arc of the moral universe toward justice. Because of his dream, this nation could live up to its legacy as a 'sweet land of liberty' and - in the words of Dr. King - 'emerge from the bleak and desolate midnight of man's inhumanity to man into the bright and glittering daybreak of freedom.'"

"Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, Caucus Vice Chairman Xavier Becerra and Assistant to the Speaker Chris Van Hollen held a press availability today in the Capitol Visitor Center following former President Clinton's address at the Democratic Issues Conference."