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February 6, 2020
Mr. Speaker, we rise to honor the legacy of Representative Fortney ‘Pete’ Stark, who passed away.
Press Release
February 6, 2020
Madam Chair, I proudly rise on this historic day as the Democratic House takes bold action to restore fundamental fairness for America's workers by passing the Protecting the Right to Organize act, the PRO Act.
Press Release
February 6, 2020
President Trump’s illegal Medicaid Block Grant scheme is a direct assault on a critical lifeline for millions of families.
Press Release
February 6, 2020
As you know, this week we had the State of the Union. As required by the Constitution of the United States, the President is to submit in writing or in person, his statement of the State of the Union. What happened instead was a President using the Congress of the United States as a backdrop for a reality show, presenting a state of mind that had no contact with reality whatsoever.
Press Release
February 6, 2020
Good afternoon, everyone. It is a great honor to welcome to the Capitol the – we consider to be – the President of Venezuela. We were all thrilled that he was at the State of the Union address the other day and received such and overwhelming, bipartisan welcome to the Capitol.
Press Release
February 5, 2020
In the Congress of the United States, the House Democratic Caucus is beautifully diverse. Sixty percent of our Caucus are people of color, women, LGBTQ, but we have diversity geographically, generationally, across the country, in every possible way, we have diversity of opinion. People thank me for being a unifier of our Caucus, but that isn’t true. What unifies our Caucus are our values. And the overwhelming value that supersedes any difference we may have is our commitment to America’s working families.
Press Release
February 5, 2020
Today, the President and Senate Republicans have normalized lawlessness and rejected the system of checks and balances of our Constitution. Our Founders put safeguards in the Constitution to protect against a rogue president. They never imagined that they would at the same time have a rogue leader in the Senate who would cowardly abandon his duty to uphold the Constitution.
Press Release
February 4, 2020
We are always hopeful when a President makes a State of the Union address. We welcome any opportunity to extend the hand of friendship to find common ground on behalf of the American people. The issue of major concern to most Americans is health care.
Press Release
February 4, 2020
Thank you very much, Mr. Leader. I associate myself with your remarks about what is at stake and what the realities are about health care in America and the misrepresentations that are being made by the President. Health care, health care, health care: the three most important issues in America’s working families. That’s why tonight we have so many guests who are – who have taught us so much about how important the Affordable Care Act has been to them.
Blog Post
February 4, 2020
American farmers face an increasingly stressful and uncertain future as the Trump Trade War escalates every day. While American farmers are on the sidelines thanks to this Administration, Brazil, China, Canada and beyond are reaping the benefits of increased market access and agriculture trade surpluses. In 2019, family farm bankruptcies rose 20 percent reaching an eight-year high. And nearly one-third of projected net farm income comes from farm subsidies to offset the impact of President Trump’s failed trade policies on the agriculture sector.