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When President Obama took office, he inherited a $1.2 trillion deficit, two wars, a recession, mounting job losses, and a disaster like Katrina that pushed our economy to the brink. While the Republicans continue to push the same failed…
This August marks the 75th anniversary of Social Security here in America. And our seniors say thank God we have the Social Security system. Over 5 million Americans currently rely on Social Security every year, including retirees…
When President Obama took office, he inherited a $1.2 trillion deficit, two wars, a growing recession, and disasters like Katrina that pushed our economy to the brink. Since then, his leadership has laid the groundwork to rebuild our…
Today when President Obama signs into law sweeping Wall Street reform, it will mark another important change--I state, another important change--from the failed Republican policies of the past. The irresponsible policies of the Bush…
The American people know that we cannot go back to the failed policies of the Bush administration and the Republicans in Congress. Their lack of accountability and oversight caused 8 million Americans to lose their jobs and led to the…
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 failed policies of the Bush administration brought our economy to the brink 2 years ago, and while our economy is showing signs of growth, unemployment is still at unacceptable levels. There are still too many families having to sit…
I agree with my colleagues on the other side of the aisle that America's borders must be secured. Border security is an important part of comprehensive reform, but we simply cannot ignore the 12 million individuals who are forced to live…
This bill will create a small business loan fund and provide capital to American small businesses. This bill also includes a boost to State lending programs, providing $2 billion in funding to new and existing programs across the country…
The historic health reform passed earlier this year is already having a positive impact on millions of American seniors. Starting today, Medicare will begin mailing out $250 rebate checks to assist those who fall into the prescription drug…
Last week, the unemployment rate dropped to 9.7 percent, and the economy added over 400,000 jobs. Since the beginning of last year, we have added an average of 200,000 jobs a month. Unemployment rates dropped in 90 percent of the Nation's…
Our immigration system is broken and yet there are those that refuse to do anything about it. The misguided Arizona law S.B. 1070 has made it so difficult for families that some have started to leave the State. The general atmosphere in…
Soon this Chamber will have a chance to continue our work on a positive job-creating initiative when H.R. 4213 comes to the floor. This bill will work to restore credit for the small businesses who hire the bulk of the American workers. It…
America's immigration system is broken. Congress' failure to act has opened the doors for laws like Arizona SB 1070 that are inspired by hate and racism. Sadly, this misguided law hurts everyone who looks different, whether they are…
Congress is elected to solve difficult Federal problems, not walk away from them year after year. Health care reform was a difficult Federal problem with many months of debate and difficult votes, but we did it. Immigration reform is also…
In my district, a 45-year-old mentally disabled legal immigrant, Guillermo Gomez-Sanchez, was unjustly detained by ICE for 4 years. This tragedy is further evidence that we need comprehensive immigration reform now. Over the weekend, I…
I stand this morning in solidarity with all those who respect fairness and justice in opposition to the Arizona Senate Bill 1070. This is an unconstitutional law that is inspired by racism and will lead to racial profiling of Hispanics and…
I stand to voice my strong opposition to the new Arizona law, S.B. 1070. This is an unjust law, inspired by hate and racism. The new law opens the door to serious civil rights abuses, and will lead to racial profiling of Latinos and…
Yesterday I urged all Americans to boycott the State of Arizona until this law is appealed. This law is unjust. It will only lead to the increase of racial profiling and hate crimes in the State, especially towards Hispanics. This is a…
Last Friday, Arizona State Governor Jan Brewer signed into law Arizona State bill 1070 which would require police officers to act on ``reasonable suspicion'' to determine a person's immigration status and turn them over to ICE. President…
We need financial regulatory reform. In 2008, our country witnessed the failure of some of the biggest and most interconnected companies in our economy. Years of greed and irresponsible behavior allowed financial institutions to make…
I support the reauthorization of the National Estuary Program, NEP, through the adoption of H.R. 4715, the Clean Estuaries Act of 2010. Estuaries are bodies of water that receive both outflows from rivers and tidal inflows from the ocean…
I stand today in strong support of the health care reform the American people so desperately need. American families and small businesses--not insurance companies-- deserve control over their health care decisions. The bill we are debating…
Health care reform is needed now. Not tomorrow, not yesterday, but now. After decades of working hard, the Hernandezes from my district now struggle to pay for prescription drugs with disability payments and unemployment checks. This is…
We must pass health care reform now. A step-by-step approach is not the answer. If we do nothing, Americans will continue to pay higher premiums and higher out-of-pocket costs now and in the future. There are too many Americans that are…
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