Joe Baca

Anthem Blue Cross in my home State of California is trying to raise premiums by 39 percent. This is only the beginning if we do nothing. We must give the American people, not the insurance companies, more control. If we do nothing, the…

Anthem Blue Cross in my district of California has requested raising premiums by 39 percent. If we do nothing, the American people will continue to pay higher premiums and higher out-of-pocket costs now and in the future. And the insurance…

Today I rise in strong support of House Resolution 1086, a resolution that recognizes the importance and significance of the 2010 census and encourages each community within Indian Country to name an elder to be the first member of that…

Tomorrow, the new monthly labor statistics will be announced. And even though the national unemployment may decrease, job creation still needs to be our number one priority moving forward. Thankfully, later today, we will have a chance to…

First of all, I would like to thank the gentleman from San Diego (Mr. Bilbray) for his support of this. I know that he has always been supportive of Native Americans, not only now but in the past as well; so I appreciate that. I also…

The clock is ticking. Too many American families still don't have access to health care. We are at the goal line and we need to take the ball across the line on behalf of the American people. A step-by-step approach is not the answer…

1 year ago last week, the President signed the Recovery Act, a comprehensive bill that reinvested in the American workforce, an event that my colleagues on the other side have rallied against since President Obama took office. The facts…

American families in my district are struggling to make ends meet and pay for health care services. Unemployment is 16 percent. Foreclosure is the fourth in the Nation. The proposal released by President Obama this week is a step towards a…

The House this week will consider legislation reestablishing statutory pay-as-you-go. That's PAYGO. In 1990, the Clinton administration turned the deficit into a record surplus, due in part by adhering to PAYGO, a principle that compels…

The House passed the Wall Street Reform Consumer Protection Act. It will reform the rules of the road that oversee Wall Street. It will end bailouts by helping ensure that taxpayers are never again on the hook for Wall Street's risky…

The House is back in session this week, and at the top of the agenda is health care. I am here to make sure that the 217,000 uninsured in my district have affordable options to purchase health care coverage, as well as those across…

It is not just about justice, but it is about equality. Equality becomes very important as we have to treat everybody with the same opportunities.

The bills presented today will address long standing water claims in New Mexico, and will finally bring together governing entities and interest.

I believe that every individual should have access to water, and that we should all recognize that water is the fundamental necessity for all communities.

I firmly believe that every individual should have access to water; and that we should all recognize that water is a fundamental necessity for all communities.

We need to keep credit easily accessible to our minority communities.

Clean drinking water is the right that all families deserve.

The world's water crisis is one of the largest public health issues of our time.

policy is made like sausage; it's an unpleasant process with good results.

We have given away too much in these trade agreements and have asked our dairy producers to depend on an export market that cannot be counted on.

Because remember that the American people trust what we are doing and what we are coming up with.

I think you have to be fair in terms of letting the consumer know exactly what they are getting.

The potential role of forests in any climate change legislation cannot be undervalued.

A society grows great when old men plant trees under whose shade they know they shall never sit.

Our rural forest counties are facing historic unemployment and the forest industry, a significant institution critical for good jobs in rural Oregon, is struggling just to stay alive.