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One year ago today, the new Democratic House Majority passed H.R. 1, the 'For the People Act.' This comprehensive reform bill fulfilled Democrats’ promise to increase transparency, accountability, and ethics in government. Our legislation makes it easier for Americans to exercise their right to vote, puts in place national redistricting reform, reforms our campaign finance system to get dark money out of politics, and institutes stronger ethics rules for public officials.

This week, House Democrats moved swiftly to pass an $8.3 billion funding bill to ensure federal agencies, states, and localities have the resources necessary to respond to the coronavirus.

Economy Weekly: Week of March 2, 2020

While the February jobs report continues to show a record streak of job gains going back more than nine years, we also are learning in real time from both our financial markets and from Main Street businesses that we must be prepared for disruptions in global supply chains and lower consumer demand that could impact our economy and working families as a result of the coronavirus. This jobs report also shows a slowdown in wage growth that cannot be ignored. 

I want to thank all the Members of the Caucuses that are here, including the Chairman of our [Democratic] Caucus [Hakeem] Jeffries, Vice Chair [Katherine] Clark.