These are tough times for our Nation, but the American people can take heart that with the leadership of President Obama, we are headed in the right direction. When the President took office, he inherited a $1.2 trillion deficit, two wars, the recession, mounting job losses, and disasters like Katrina that pushed our economy to the brink. Since then, with his guidance we have passed the American Recovery Act that saved jobs; the expansion of SCHIP, to provide health coverage to 11 million children; the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the equal pay act for women in the workplace; the Credit Card Bill of Rights; and the historic health reform that finally makes quality, affordable coverage a right for every American. Soon we will enact financial reforms that give us the oversight and accountability to prevent another economic collapse. The President continues to move us in the right direction and is doing all the right things. Unfortunately, our Republican colleagues continue to have no plan and no direction.
Editor's note · Context
Speaker Baca discusses the achievements of President Obama's administration during challenging economic times.
Share
More from Joe Baca
If Congress does not act soon, 160 million Americans will see a tax increase at the end of the month. Working families in my district rely on the payroll tax cut to make their mortgage payments or put food on the table. We need to get to…
Here we go again. This week, the House will vote on yet another Republican plan to end Medicare as we know it. America's seniors have given a lifetime of service to our Nation. They deserve better than to be left out in the cold. If it…
I was absent from today's vote. If I had been here, I would have voted ``no'' on H.R. 2608, the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012. ____________________
In my congressional district, the unemployment rate is 17 percent; and in San Bernardino County, it's well above 14 percent. My constituents need a bold plan of action, not more gridlock in Washington, D.C. They want us to come together…





