Press Releases
Press Release
December 2, 2009
“Today's action by the House Financial Services Committee brings accountability to Wall Street and big banks. When coupled with strong reforms to protect consumers and Main Street that the House will vote on next week, it will end the reckless practices that resulted in the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression."
Press Release
December 1, 2009
"“A series of independent economic analyses now show the Recovery Act is doing its job. The latest analysis by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office is clear: the Recovery Act is likely producing even more jobs and higher economic growth than originally thought."
Press Release
December 1, 2009
“Our troops in Afghanistan and around the world have performed excellently; they have done everything that has been asked of them. As always, we are grateful and respectful of the enormous sacrifices our men and women in uniform, and their families, have made.”
Press Release
December 1, 2009
“On World AIDS Day, we remember, we reflect, and we recommit to ending HIV/AIDS. This year's theme - ‘Universal Access and Human Rights' - is a call to action, a sign of the continued urgency of this moral challenge, and a reminder that HIV/AIDS has not disappeared. The fight to end this disease must go on."
Press Release
November 30, 2009
“The New Direction Congress has passed unprecedented disclosure and lobbying reform laws, created an independent ethics office, and will continue to operate in a transparent and accountable manner.”
Press Release
November 25, 2009
“President Obama's announcements today underscore the urgency with which this Administration is tackling the global warming crisis."
Press Release
Press Release
November 19, 2009
“Strengthening Medicare for generations to come is essential to our efforts to reforming health care for all Americans. This legislation will permanently improve the way Medicare pays physicians and in doing so, guarantee that America's seniors will continue to have access to excellent care through Medicare."
Press Release
Press Release
November 18, 2009
“Senator Robert Byrd's remarkable life is defined by service to his state and to his country. Over the course of his momentous career in the House and the Senate, he has not simply witnessed moments of political progress, he has stood at the forefront of legislative achievements that have improved the lives of millions of Americans."