Archive: 2009

“Our economic recovery and nation’s fiscal future hinge on fixing what’s broken in our health care system: lowering costs to families and businesses, preserving choice of doctors and plans, and assuring quality health care for all Americans.”

“Pay-as-you-go budget accountability has been a centerpiece of Democratic budget discipline since the early 1980s. In the 1990s, when a Democratic Congress and President Bill Clinton were able to implement this discipline, we reversed the huge deficits of the Reagan-Bush years and produced four years of budget surpluses while funding American priorities. That fiscal discipline helped produce an economic boom with rising household incomes for millions of Americans.”

“A relationship with a mentor is proven to increase their chances of going to college, not using drugs, and staying out of trouble. Simply put, these relationships help foster children live up to their full potential.”

This afternoon, the House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution condemning the murder of Dr. George Tiller, speaking with one voice to say “violence is deplorable and never an acceptable avenue for expressing opposing viewpoints.” The text of the resolution (H.Res. 505):… Continue

Speaker Pelosi joined President Obama and Democratic Members of Congress at a news conference this afternoon as the President expressed his strong support for legislation that would reinstitute statutory pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) rules, restoring fiscal discipline to the federal government. Budget Chairman Spratt… Continue

“Despite being the first woman to clutch the gavel as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi often portrays herself humbly — as a mother of five who went from the kitchen to Congress. That’s only part of the story.”

“There is still a long way to go, but the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is beginning to help communities and businesses across the country save jobs and put people back to work, while making critical investments in technology and infrastructure to build the foundation of our economic recovery. It is essential to changing our economic course and creating jobs here in America.”

This Friday, June 12th, the nation’s full-power television stations will switch to all-digital programming and analog television sets that are not connected to a converter box, cable, or satellite will stop working. The transition is critical because it will free up airwaves… Continue

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, signed into law just over 100 days ago, has created or saved over 150,000 jobs, cut taxes for 95 percent of working families and made funds available for over 4,000 transportation projects that put people back… Continue

“Climate change is an economic issue, a national security issue, an environmental health issue and a moral issue. It is also an opportunity for the United States and China to make progress together on behalf of both of our citizens and, indeed, the entire world.”