Press Release

News that the economy grew by 5.9% in the last quarter of 2009 is another encouraging sign that steps taken by the Obama Administration and this Congress are working to turn the economy around.

Today, President Obama named four members to the bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, which is charged with the crucial national goal of developing recommendations to return our budget to balance.

Today’s bipartisan meeting gave way to an important exchange of ideas and was an opportunity for the American people to hear how both Democrats and Republicans are proposing to reform health care.

I applaud the SEC for adopting a new rule to restrict short selling when a stock is experiencing a dramatic decline.

Twenty years ago, the first President Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act, which made our nation a world leader on one of the most pressing human rights challenges of our time: the inclusion of people with disabilities.

Over the course of the last year, the House and Senate thoroughly and publicly debated how best to make health care more affordable and accessible.

Today, President Obama announced plans to increase assistance to responsible families struggling to keep their homes in the wake of the housing market collapse.

The Majority Leader’s Office has created the following online quiz showing how in its first year, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has been successful in creating jobs and putting us on the path to economic recovery.