Press Releases
Press Release
July 10, 2008
"This legislation that is being signed today and sent to the President is a remarkable testament to the powerful voice of America's seniors and their health care providers. Seniors spoke clearly for quality affordable and reliable health care under Medicare and against bloated and unnecessary subsidies for insurance companies."
Press Release
July 10, 2008
"The fact is that the Bush Administration is sitting on 700 million barrels of oil, purchased with our tax dollars, in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. That oil was purchased for an emergency, and with gas at $4 a gallon, it is an emergency for America's families, for America's business, and for our country."
Press Release
July 9, 2008
"The Senate's vote today is a remarkable testament to the powerful voice of America's seniors, who made it clear that they would not allow the Bush Administration's stubborn insistence on bloated, unnecessary subsidies for insurance companies stand in the way of quality, affordable, and reliable health care under Medicare."
Press Release
July 9, 2008
"Iran's provocative test launching of long-range missiles is detrimental to a resolution of the issues that separate Iran from the international community."
Press Release
July 9, 2008
Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced today that the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, led by Co-Chair Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, voted to recommend the following committee appointments to the Democratic Caucus.
Press Release
July 9, 2008
"The decision by Secretary Gates to reopen the competition on the Air Force tanker contract is an appropriate response to the Government Accountability Office' s conclusion that the original contract award process was flawed."
Press Release
July 8, 2008
"President Bush refuses to heed the clear warnings of our military leaders about the harmful impact the war in Iraq is having on the readiness of our armed forces and our country's ability to fight the real war on terrorism in Afghanistan and around the world."
Press Release
July 8, 2008
Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent the following letter to President Bush today urging him to use his authority to draw down a limited portion of the oil held in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to expand available supplies in the market and help reduce the record prices adversely affecting American consumers and businesses.
Press Release
July 2, 2008
"The news that America has experienced its sixth straight month of job losses is no surprise to most Americans; they feel the economic anxiety and uncertainty every day - as they worry about their own employment, and as they face the rising prices at the pump and at the grocery store."
Press Release
July 2, 2008
The American people heard from the President today more of the same failed policies of the past: drill, drill, and drill. Drilling in places like the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Outer Continental Shelf could only save consumers a couple of pennies a gallon, 22 years from now."