“Today, we have an opportunity to protect public health and prevent disease. And today, we have an opportunity to honor our responsibility to our children to protect them from the harm that can come to them from the use of tobacco.”

“Today’s Treasury announcement to utilize the Recovery Zone Bonds program to aid areas hit by major jobs losses through economic development assistance is a welcome move, particularly in California. This innovative tool, created within the economic recovery package passed by Congress and President Obama earlier this year, will kickstart public infrastructure, job training and other projects.”

“Jack Henning will be long remembered for his distinguished career on the front lines of the labor movement, fighting passionately for justice, equality, human rights and jobs in California, and across America, and throughout the world.”

“And so, while the Holocaust Memorial Museum is about something that happened in the past, it is a memorial and a reminder to us about ridding our societies of these kinds of attitudes. So how ironic that this person, this individual, would go into that museum with hate in his heart, a gun in his hand, and kill this beautiful man, Stephen Johns, who really gave his life — he guarded others with his life.”

“This afternoon, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan provided an update on efforts to reduce the home foreclosure crisis and the progress that President Obama’s Make Home Affordable initiative has made. Our Members will continue to provide feedback to the Secretary about the foreclosure situation and on ways to improve the response of mortgage servicers to homeowners who are seeking to modify their loans to avoid foreclosure.”

“As many of you know, Ralph Regula served in the House with great distinction for 38 years of service, 38 years of service and not only service, great leadership. Last year, we sadly said good-bye to him, but now tonight we will honor him by creating a longstanding testament to his leadership, designating the courthouse and federal building in his hometown of Canton as the Ralph Regula Federal Building and United States Courthouse.”

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“Today’s shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum is a despicable act of violence. The Holocaust Museum exists to remember the past, to learn to confront hatred, and to promote human dignity for all people. An act of violence will not diminish this mission; one person’s act cannot weaken the voices of millions of Americans who stand against hate.”

“The Department of Transportation announced today it would allocate funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to the Bay Area for transit capital improvement, which includes $67 million for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, $48 million for BART, and $9.3 million for Caltrain.”