Press Releases

“This week, Congress will complete CHIP legislation that will secure SCHIP coverage for Gemma and Graeme and more than 10 million children in our country.”

“This legislation will give public health officials the tools they need to determine the impact of environmental pollutants, and to intervene where appropriate.”

“The President has no credibility on matters of fiscal responsibility due to his astonishing record of compiling historic deficits over the last seven years. As former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan recently observed, the President has completely abandoned fiscal discipline.”

“Our legacy to the many generations that will follow us will depend upon how we handle the climate crisis and whether as a nation and as a world community we can take real action in time to avoid the worst effects of global warming.”

A bipartisan coalition of Senate and House leaders today announced a bicameral agreement to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for an additional five years.

“With thousands of American lives lost in Iraq and the prospect of losing untold more, the CBO report confirms the colossal financial cost of this war.”

“President Bush should support the bipartisan SCHIP legislation for 10 million reasons -the 10 million children who will receive health care coverage should this bill become law.”

“The new Democratic Congress is focused squarely on the needs of young Americans because we implicitly understand that our nation’s future will only be as strong as our commitment to your future.”

“The actions taken by Senate Republicans to defeat the Webb amendment run counter to the wishes of the American people. Once again, Republicans chose to stand with President Bush in support of a 10-year, trillion dollar war in Iraq and against the readiness of our troops, which is essential to our national security.”

“Today’s sweeping, bipartisan legislation to improve drug safety is a victory for all Americans.”