Press Releases

"Another report has confirmed that clean energy is a good investment for our economy and for our energy security..."

“For more than 60 years, we have tried as a nation to make quality, affordable health insurance coverage available to all Americans. Tonight's vote marks the next step in the most successful effort in our history..."

“Good afternoon. It's a pretty exciting week for us. 44 years ago this week, Medicare was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson. Here we are this week in committee about to move closer to health care reform than we have ever been in history -- when we have our third committee report out the bill..."

“Approximately seven out of 10 deaths in the United States are linked to chronic disease. Exposure to air pollution and harmful chemicals has been linked to many of these illnesses, including asthma, cancer and neurological disorders,” said Speaker Pelosi. “In California, for example, more than 33 million people live in areas where high levels of air pollution pose health risks, and breast cancer rates in San Francisco are among the highest in the country."

“Today, Congress today took a critical step forward in our efforts to reform the way Wall Street does business and to prevent a financial crisis in the future that threatens our nation's economic health..."

'Today's better-than-expected news that the GDP has swung more than 5 percentage points in just three months is dramatic evidence that the economy is headed in the right direction. We still have a long way to go, as millions of Americans remain unemployed and small businesses from coast to coast are suffering. But economic growth is the first step to creating jobs, and with the right economic policies, we are making progress toward recovery..."

“All parents deserve to have confidence that the food they are feeding their children is safe. Yet recent outbreaks of food-borne illness have proven that there are widespread problems with our current food safety system, as we rely on a more global and industrialized food supply..."

“In naming the Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients today, President Obama has honored the fundamental values of service and progress. Though those to be honored have a diversity of backgrounds, they share a commitment to change, to improving their communities and our world..."