Press Releases

"Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and other House Democratic Leaders held a press availability this evening in the Capitol Visitor Center following President Obama's address at the Democratic Issues Conference."

“Over the last two years, Congress has taken extraordinary actions to stem the tide of financial collapse and to guarantee that America's families and businesses have access to the credit they need. In the TARP bill, Democrats insisted on fiscally responsible provisions that hold Wall Street accountable by requiring the financial industry to repay the taxpayer and recoup all TARP costs."

“The House Democratic Leadership is committed to having the final health insurance reform legislation online for 72 hours before the House votes, for all Members and the American people to review. We will continue the transparent process this landmark legislation has had for months.”

“When we passed the Recovery Act nearly one year ago, we pledged to create and save 3.5 million jobs over two years rebuilding our roads and bridges, expanding the clean energy economy, keeping teachers in the classroom, and cutting taxes for 95 percent of our nation's households and small businesses. This analysis shows that we are on track so far -- with only half the money committed. But years of inaction and lax oversight crippled our economy -- and we have more work to do to help it recover."

"She had a strong perspective, very innovative in her orientation in terms of solutions, and a beautiful, beautiful smile."

"As we get fresh evidence that the Recovery Act is working to create and save millions of American jobs, work gets underway by the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission -- tasked by Congress with examining the root causes of the financial crisis and helping chart a course toward more accountability on Wall Street and greater stability and security on Main Street."

"Google is to be commended for taking action in response to cyber attacks originating from China targeting Chinese human rights advocates, and the intellectual property and corporate data of Google and more than 30 other companies. The announcement that Google will fully review its business operations in China and will no longer tolerate censorship of its search engine should serve as an example to businesses and governments."

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Chairman Emeritus John Dingell, and Congressman Fred Upton held a press conference yesterday afternoon at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Below are their remarks, followed by a brief question and answer session.