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In the Fall of 2008, taxpayers were asked to provide extraordinary assistance to Wall Street to prevent a complete financial collapse and Democrats insisted that there be a plan for recovering funds lent to banks.
America’s thoughts are with the people of Haiti as they struggle to recover from yesterday’s devastating earthquake.
As the Second Session of the 111th Congress begins, Democrats’ top priority is continuing the work we began last year to create jobs and strengthen our economy.
As the new year begins, Democrats remain focused on economic recovery and job creation to build on our efforts from 2009.
I join the Congressional community in expressing my sadness for the unexpected loss of Paula Nowakowski, Chief of Staff to Republican Leader John Boehner.
Today’s job numbers are a disappointment—for Congress and, more importantly, for the millions of American families who continue to struggle with an unemployment rate of 10%.
The President was right to act quickly and decisively to determine the shortfalls that allowed an attempted terrorist attack on Flight 253.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer issued the following joint statement today on news that the Senate will move forward with historic health insurance reform legislation:
I commend Majority Leader Reid and all the Senators who worked so hard to ensure approval of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act this morning.