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"But on the subject of climate change, as we approach Copenhagen, it is important for China and the United States to come to some understanding -- our countries are great, they are significant and large, and their decisions affect the whole world..."

"It is necessary for us to act. The present situation is unsustainable and as the President has said, “health care reform is entitlement reform.” So, in order for us to reduce the deficit, it is essential that we have real health care reform."

Health insurance reform opponents continue to spread myths about America's Affordable Health Choices Act. Republicans, in particular, are showing a recent convert's zeal for reducing the deficit by claiming we cannot afford health insurance reform now because of the size of the federal deficit. But the facts demonstrate that not only are Republicans the wrong ones to trust on fiscal discipline, health insurance reform is the single biggest way to improve both the long-term fiscal health of our nation and the competitiveness of American businesses in a global economy.

And as some in the news media continue to incorrectly report that the House bill "will increase the deficit by $1 trillion" -- or even worse "the public option costs $1 trillion" -- the facts and some perspective are needed.

“Today's jobs report is a clear indicator that while the number of American job losses continues to decline now to the lowest level in a year, we must continue to work to rebuild our economy..."

This morning, the Department of Labor released unemployment numbers for August showing that 216,000 jobs were lost last month - the fewest jobs lost in a year:

Speaker Pelosi: