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Ever since President Harry Truman took the bold step of making America the first nation to recognize the State of Israel in 1948, Democrats have worked to ensure Israel’s security and to maintain the unbreakable bond between the Jewish state and the United States.
Today’s jobs report is welcome news that the economy continues to sustain job creation, although at a muted pace compared to the height of the recovery.
Seeking to harness economic anxieties heading into November’s midterms, House Democrats on Thursday launched an anti-poverty tour designed to highlight the plight of the poor under Republican control of Congress and the White House.
“Democrats are committed to lifting Americans out of poverty and expanding opportunity for everyone,” said Whip Hoyer.
As we celebrate LGBT Pride Month, let us pay tribute to the courageous individuals and organizations whose actions and sacrifices have paved the long and difficult road to equality. That road, though now stretching far into the distance, remains incomplete.
Today begins Immigrant Heritage Month, a special time to reflect on the contributions to our nation’s history by the many groups of immigrants who have made America their home.
No one doubts that China is unfairly dumping cheap steel and aluminum onto global markets, to the detriment of the American aluminum and steel industries and their workers.
Today, Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) and Democratic Whip Task Force on Poverty, Income Inequality, and Opportunity Chair, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), announced the Pathways Out of Poverty Listening Tour, which will travel to communities to hear directly from Americans living in poverty and stakeholders who are working to alleviate poverty.
These latest attacks by Hamas and Islamic Jihad from Gaza against civilians in Israel underscore the danger facing our ally every day.
Reports that more than 4,645 Americans died as a result of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, contrary to the Trump Administration’s official number of sixty-four, are deeply alarming and upsetting.