Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and seven Members of Congress sent a letter to President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia this week thanking him for his commitment to address labor rights in Colombia and establishing a Congressional Monitoring Group on Labor Rights in Colombia that will work with the Obama Administration and others to ensure that progress is made on labor rights in the coming months.

“As Bruce Bartlett, a former economic advisor to President Ronald Reagan and President George Herbert Walker Bush said recently, ‘Even if we were not in an economic crisis and fighting two wars… a rapid cut in spending of that magnitude would unquestionably throw the economy into recession just as it did in 1937.'”

“Sanctioning the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) would impose powerful financial pressure on Iran to curb its dangerous and illegal activities.”

“With today’s disappointing decision by the California Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will now likely proceed to the merits of the case against Proposition 8.”

“Democrats continue to be committed to big, bold, and balanced in terms of a proposal that could come out of there.”

“The American people’s top priority remains job creation, and Democrats are committed to putting people to work rebuilding America.”

“America’s men and women in uniform put their lives on the line every day to preserve our security, protect our values, and promote freedom worldwide.”

“Today’s ceremony is a celebration of imagination and creativity. It is a tribute to America’s leadership, to our legacy of exploration, our belief in discovery, our pursuit of scientific excellence and technological achievement.”

“Today, I join my colleague Senator Grassley in a bipartisan call for the Supreme Court proceedings on the Affordable Care Act to be publicly available through real-time video and audio.”

“Today’s announcement places the Affordable Care Act before the highest court in our country. We are confident that the Supreme Court will find the law constitutional and Americans will benefit from lower health care costs and greater access to high-quality medical care.”