Joe Baca

Today I rise in recognition of a great civil activist, Cesar E. Chavez. This week, we celebrate the life of a man who symbolizes dignity and respect and who would have turned 85 years old on March 31. He was a farm laborer, a leader, a…

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…

Today I rise to speak of the need to protect the health care of American women. Last week, I hosted a women's conference focused on the benefit of the Affordable Care Act for women. The historic health care reform is a step in the right…

56 percent of Americans think that creating new jobs should be Congress' number 1 priority, but since taking control of the House, the Republicans have yet to pass one single jobs bill. Republicans have been more interested in obstructing…

It's been over 400 days since the Republicans took control of the House of Representatives and they still have not put forward a jobs agenda. Instead of focusing on creating new jobs, Republicans have been working on a partisan agenda that…

I agonize over the jobs that will be lost because businesses are no longer able to effectively manage their risks.

The American people must have OVERSIGHT and the ACCOUNTABILITY to ensure that all derivative trading occurs in light of day, and is above the board.

Across the Nation, Americans are calling for Congress to take immediate action to create new jobs. Instead of working on a bipartisan agenda to create jobs, Republicans are moving a transportation bill that slashes the infrastructure…

It has been 400 days since the Republicans took control of the House of Representatives, and we still have no bills designed to create jobs in America. Now the Republican political games are bringing us to the brink of yet another crisis…

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…

It has been more than a year since the Republicans took control of the House of Representatives. What do the American people have to show for it? We still have not passed a single bill to create jobs. We have had a vote to end Medicare as…

First of all, Mr. Speaker, I'd like to welcome our troops back; and as we welcome them back, let's make sure we take care of them while they're here in the United States as well and make their lives a lot better. Mr. Speaker, it's time to…

That is why the Frank-Dodd legislation came into existence, to make sure that we had a lot more oversight and accountability.

Where is the money? Where did it go and why? We want answers.

160 million Americans stand on the brink of a tax hike. Republicans in Congress need to get serious about working together on a bipartisan package to extend the payroll taxes for the middle class and renew unemployment benefits. The…

The American people are tired of their funds being spent somewhere else in foreign depositories.

The American people must have the OVERSIGHT and ACCOUNTABILITY to ensure that consumers are protected.

Apparently, we need a lot more oversight and accountability, and that is why we need the Dodd-Frank Act as well.

This year will be a very difficult holiday season for millions of Americans looking for jobs. Sadly, these families are not getting the help they deserve from the Republicans here in Congress. We have now reached 337 days of Republican…

With the unemployment in the Inland Empire above 13 percent and home foreclosures at a record level, families in my congressional district are hurting. And now, if Congress does not act soon, these struggling families will face a $1,000…

We are seeing a higher volume of people applying for the SNAP program due to unemployment and also because the Bush tax initiative has not created any jobs.

I want to recognize my colleagues, Mr. Hoyer and Mr. Gonzalez, for organizing this special order hour. The United States is the land of opportunity, and it functions on the premise that every American citizen has natural given rights…

The poverty rate in California and the Inland Empire has risen from 11 percent to 17 percent. My constituents are hurting and it's time for Congress to live up to its responsibility. But in the 45 weeks since the Republicans took control…

Across the country, 14 million Americans, I state, 14 million Americans are looking for work. And yet there are no jobs that have been created, and the Republicans still don't have a jobs plan. In my congressional district in San…

It's been 294 days since the Republicans took control of the House. The party of no still refuses to put forward a clear jobs plan. They have put politics ahead of what is right for the American people. Unemployment is near 17 percent in…