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I join in congratulating my friend Rep. Suzan DelBene on her election as the next Chair of the New Democrat Coalition. I also offer my congratulations to the rest of the New Dem leadership team for the 117th Congress, which will include Reps. Ami Bera, Sharice Davids, Annie Kuster, and Scott Peters and Rep.-elect Kathy Manning.
"I join in marking World AIDS Day, when people across America and in countries around the globe remember those who lost their lives to HIV/AIDS and express solidarity with those living with the disease today.
The economic team announced by President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris today not only looks like America, it reflects a commitment to ensuring that our economic policies make it possible for all Americans to get through this crisis and access opportunities that help them get ahead.
With just weeks left in office, President Trump has chosen to double-down on the flagrant abuses of power and corruption that have characterized his four-year term. With the pardoning of former his National Security Advisor, Michael Flynn, for lying to FBI investigators about contacts with the Russian government, President Trump is once again putting himself above the interests of our nation.
The foreign policy and national security team unveiled by President-elect Biden today ought to reassure Americans that the next Administration will tap the best talent and experience to keep our nation safe and to secure our interests abroad.
“President-elect Biden, in choosing Shuwanza Goff to be his Deputy Director for Legislative Affairs and liaison to the House, has selected a highly experienced and talented individual.
More than a quarter-million Americans have now lost their lives to COVID-19. More than one American now dies of this disease every minute of the day.
“Thank you very much, Madam Speaker, and congratulations to you on your overwhelming re-nomination to be the Speaker of the House by the Democratic Caucus, which was based upon your performance over the years leading us so effectively.
I am honored to have been entrusted with the responsibility of serving my Democratic colleagues as Majority Leader in the 117th Congress.
It is alarming and yet unsurprising that President Trump fired Director Krebs after he affirmed that there was no fraud in the 2020 election – a truth that President Trump refuses to accept.