Once again, I would like to state for the record that this is not a conflict of interest. This is about bipartisan individuals who sit on the board who continue to want to provide assistance to many individuals who are in need of help…

When President Obama took office, he inherited a $1.2 trillion deficit, two wars, the recession, and mounting job losses that pushed our economy to the brink. Since then, we have made steady progress by preventing economic catastrophe and…

Last week, this Chamber passed another measure to move America's small business forward, the backbone of this country. The Small Business Jobs Act provides $12 billion in tax cuts for America's small businesses and creates a $30 billion…

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…