Press Releases
Press Release
June 10, 2008
"Exactly 45 years ago today, President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act, recognizing that the right to equal pay for equal work is a fundamental value."
Press Release
June 10, 2008
"Senate Republicans have once again shown themselves to be unwilling to break free of the costly, failed Bush energy policies of the past."
Press Release
June 9, 2008
"The Bush Administration's own Energy Information Administration announced yesterday that global supply uncertainties and increased worldwide demand are placing great pressure on our oil markets and driving record gas prices."
Press Release
June 6, 2008
"With crude oil prices reaching another record high today, Democrats in Congress are fighting to reverse seven years of Bush-Cheney energy policies that have driven up the price at the pump for Americans struggling to make ends meet."
Press Release
June 6, 2008
"Today's dismal economic news highlights again the need for an extension of unemployment benefits to those who have been unable to find new jobs."
Press Release
June 5, 2008
"Congresswoman Doris Matsui brings a depth of knowledge and wealth of experience to her new position on the Energy and Commerce Committee."
Press Release
June 5, 2008
"The reports issued today by a bipartisan majority of the Senate Intelligence Committee are additional confirmation of the fact that the Bush Administration's justification for invading Iraq was built on false pretenses, misrepresentations, and deception."
Press Release
June 5, 2008
"In December the President signed the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which passed with strong bipartisan support….This legislation is a critical first step toward addressing our nation's energy independence and reducing greenhouse gas emissions."
Press Release
June 5, 2008
"From this land, the foundations of democracy and freedom can be strengthened once again--when it becomes home to the U.S. Institute of Peace."
Press Release
June 4, 2008
"One of the most enduring images of the twentieth century will forever be seared into our conscience. The picture of the lone man standing in the street and bringing a line of tanks to a grinding halt - that image has been seared into our conscience. That massacre of the demonstrators in Tiananmen Square challenged our conscience and the conscience of the world."