Press Release

Today’s news that 554,000 Americans filed unemployment claims is another sign that our economy, along with American families everywhere, continues to struggle.

I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Robin Toner.

By nominating Tom Daschle to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services and Director of the White House Office of Health Reform, President-elect Obama has made it clear that he intends to follow through on his pledge to reform this nation’s health care system.

Every member of Congress should be focused on the overall economy right now, not on satisfying long-standing grudges against political enemies.

Last week, the number of Americans filing unemployment claims reached a 26-year high.

This bill is designed to give the automakers the time and space they need to become a competitive, job-creating industry once again.

I commend the Congressional Oversight Panel for Economic Stabilization for its initial assessment of the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) and 10 Members of Congress sent a bipartisan White Paper on Darfur to President-elect Obama today. This group traveled to Sudan in April 2007.