Press Releases

"The New Direction Congress took another step today on behalf of American families and the dream of homeownership. There are millions of homeowners at risk of losing their homes due to the subprime lending crisis."

"A top priority of the New Direction Congress is giving our children all the tools they need to succeed. Central to that mission is making certain our federal policies on children reflect the latest scientific developments."

"How much longer should we expect our young people to risk their lives, their limbs, their families, for an Iraqi government that is not willing to step up to the plate? This legislation offers something fundamentally different from what President Bush is proposing, a 10-year war, a war without end, costing trillions of dollars at the expense of our military readiness."

"'If President Bush applied for a credit card, any bank in America would turn him down as a bad credit risk. He has put more foreign debt on the nation's credit card than all previous Presidents combined -- saddling our children and grandchildren with $3.3 trillion in new debt."

"'Nationwide deployment of high speed, always-on broadband Internet and mobile communications will fuel the development of millions of new jobs in the United States. Just as railroads and highways did in the past, broadband will dramatically increase the productivity and efficiency of our economy in the future and bring more Americans into an online global community and marketplace."

"'Congressman Fattah has a proven record on urban policy issues,' Pelosi said. 'His work on education with his signature legislation, the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness Undergraduate Program (GEAR UP), has afforded countless students the opportunity to enter college academically prepared. His effectiveness in providing job training and career opportunities, and his work to modernize and reform public housing and transportation has made him an expert on issues affecting major metropolitan regions.'"

"The President again vetoed a bipartisan and fiscally responsible bill that addresses the priorities of the American people: education for our children, assistance in paying skyrocketing energy costs, veterans' health care, and other urgent health research on cancer and other serious medical problems."

Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in response to a speech in Indiana this afternoon by President Bush in which he compared Congress to 'a teenager with a new credit card.'