Press Releases

“Today, the Obama Administration allocated nearly $9 million to the City of San Francisco to combat homelessness. These critical funds will help many families most in need in our community pay for their housing costs."

“This is so important to the middle class. You cannot be denied care from a pre-existing condition. If you change jobs, lose your job, or start a new business, you still have health care. This is very important to the entrepreneurial spirit of America. Inaction is not an option for us. That is why we are still on schedule to do what we have planned, to vote on this legislation before we leave for the August recess."

“Ensuring that the needs of our veterans are met is a top priority of this Congress. We honor their service and sacrifice by investing in health care for those who have worn our nation's uniform and the construction of key facilities for training and housing our military."

“The Inspectors General FISA report brings to light the disturbing facts and circumstances surrounding President Bush's warrantless surveillance program. Particularly disturbing was the observation of former Deputy Attorney General James Comey that the legal analysis under which the program operated for years ‘entailed ignoring an act of Congress, and doing so without full congressional notification.' No President should be able to operate outside the law."

“The financial crisis exposed consumer safety as a major gap in our system of financial regulation. Unscrupulous providers peddled exotic and risky, and sometimes fraudulent, financial products that consumers often didn't understand. We now know that these risky practices contributed to record foreclosures, a financial crisis of unprecedented proportions, and a recession we're still recovering from."

“Essential to the future of our nation is ensuring opportunity for higher education. In September 2007, Congress passed the largest increase in college aid since the GI Bill in 1944, boosting college aid by more than $20 billion dollars over the next five years."

“The agreement reached by the G-8 today demonstrates that President Obama and the international community are committed to addressing climate change, and doing so with great urgency. This underscores the importance of the American Clean Energy and Security legislation passed by the House last month because the United States will be negotiating in Copenhagen with the weight of strong congressional action."

“Small businesses are the backbone of the American economy, creating 60 to 80 percent of all new jobs each year, and the House today overwhelmingly passed another critical piece of legislation to foster the development of new economic opportunities in America and help small businesses create jobs."