Archive: 2011

“On the 150th anniversary of Italy’s unification, we celebrate the birth of modern Italy and the brave patriots who made this possible. At a time when the United States was in the midst of civil war, ‘il Risorgimento’ brought together the Italian peninsula.”

“Defunding public radio may fulfill a Republican campaign promise, but it does not create jobs and it does nothing to reduce the deficit. What’s more, it could endanger our children – as every House Republican voted to halt funding for radio networks that play a crucial role in alerting the public to missing and abducted children.”

“President Obama has announced his intention for a drawdown of our troops in Afghanistan beginning July of this year. I look forward to reviewing this course of action and will work with the President in Congress to ensure that all U.S. troops are brought home safely and expeditiously.”

“Leader Pelosi. Good morning. This is a very special month for us because 1 year ago we passed the historic Affordable Health Care Act, which has made a difference in the lives of the American people.
I’m very honored to be here with some of our very special guests, who will be introduced by our colleagues to tell their stories about how America’s families and businesses are affected by the Affordable Health Care Act.”

“Thank you very much, Gail McGovern, for your leadership and the leadership of the American Red Cross. I want to join you in acknowledging the generosity of Safeway and Walgreens for making this Saturday a free one for this very, very important initiative. Thank you, Pia, for all that you have to do, with all that you have been through, to be thinking about how to help other people. And that’s of course what Gabby Giffords is directing and that you are enthusiastically supporting.”

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank him for his hard work to help keep the government open. While many of us will not agree on the legislation before us today, we know it is necessary for us to proceed. So I don’t rise to support or oppose the legislation but instead to comment on the situation that we are in.”

“Thank you very much, Vice Chairman Becerra. Thank you, Chairman Larson, for bringing us together this morning. Before I join with my colleagues in associating myself with their remarks and expanding on them, I want to once again express the sadness and the sympathy that we have for the people of Japan. We are watching closely to see how we can be helpful in a humanitarian way and the Administration has sent help in that regard. Also, in the technical way as far as the nuclear plant there. It is very, very, beyond biblical proportions–the loss of life, the change in the economy, in the society there. We wish them strength. We want to help them as friends. And again, our sympathy and our support go out to the people of Japan.”

Today House Republicans released a study highlighting their economic policies and even they couldn’t hide the fact that their “So Be It” agenda does not address Americans’ #1 priority – jobs. From The Hill, GOP study backs ‘cut and grow’ but says… Continue

Republican Leader Eric Cantor has recently said the Republican budget proposal would include “bold reforms” to overhaul Medicare and Social Security. What would Mr. Cantor’s “bold reforms” look like? Look no further than Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s “Roadmap for America’s Future,”… Continue

“Thank you, Dr. Katherine Nordal for the honor of the Outstanding Leadership Award. And thank you for your outstanding leadership on behalf of America’s 60,000 practicing psychologists and the millions of patients they serve.”