WASHINGTON – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) was joined by incoming Caucus Chairman Xavier Becerra (CA), incoming Caucus Vice Chairman Joe Crowley (NY), and Rep. Mike Thompson (CA) for a press avail after the weekly Democratic Caucus meeting today. You can watch the avail and read the transcript below:
HARTFORD, CT – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) released the following statement today on the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut:
WASHINGTON – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) was joined by incoming Caucus Chairman Xavier Becerra (CA), incoming Caucus Vice Chairman Joe Crowley (NY) and Rep. Tim Walz (MN) - who introduced the discharge petition today calling for a vote on extending the middle class tax cuts – for a press avail after the weekly Democratic Caucus meeting today. You can watch the avail and read the transcript below.
WASHINGTON – Following the House Democratic Caucus organizational meeting this morning, the newly elected Democratic Leadership for the 113th Congress – Caucus Chairman Xavier Becerra (CA), Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA), Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD), Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn (SC), Caucus Vice Chairman Joe Crowley (NY) – were joined by the Ranking Member on the Budget Committee Chris Van Hollen at a press avail to highlight the unity of the Caucus.
WASHINGTON – During its organizational meeting today, the House Democratic Caucus elected its leadership team for the 113th Congress. All positions were unanimously elected by acclamation.
The Democratic leadership for the 113 Congress will be:
WASHINGTON – On MSNBC yesterday Mark Bertolini, the CEO of Aetna Insurance – one of the largest insurers in the nation – stressed that “we still have to address the $750 billion a year waste in the [healthcare] system that could more than pay for not only the Affordable Care act, but half the nation’s deficit.” House Democr
WASHINGTON – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) was joined by Budget Committee Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen (MD) for a press avail after the Democratic Caucus meeting this afternoon on the need for Congress to focus on jobs and averting the fiscal cliff. Below is the transcript and video:
The Republican Do Nothing Congress – rated among the least productive in history – has managed to outdo itself, refusing to hear debate on critical legislation for over a month. Over that period, the House has only met nine times for brief sessions lasting for just a few minutes.
In other words, they’ve met for less than an hour over the course of a full month. Not bad work if you can get it.
In their Pledge to America at the start of this Congress, House Republicans declared that they would no longer “kick the can down the road.” Yet on issue after issue, that’s just what they’ve done – offering partisanship instead of progress.
Today, Moody’s Investors Services announced they would downgrade the U.S. credit rating if Congress doesn’t act to strengthen the long-term economic outlook for the nation, adding even more uncertainty for American businesses and families.
Today marks the 77th anniversary of the day Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. Social Security is now an American institution, providing economic security to over 50 million seniors, disabled workers, widows and children.
America’s top priority remains job creation. Yet in the year and a half since Republicans took control of the House of Representatives we’ve seen them focus on everything but jobs.
WASHINGTON – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) was joined by incoming Caucus Chairman Xavier Becerra (CA), incoming Caucus Vice Chairman Joe Crowley (NY), and Rep. Mike Thompson (CA) for a press avail after the weekly Democratic Caucus meeting today. You can watch the avail and read the transcript below:
HARTFORD, CT – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) released the following statement today on the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut:
WASHINGTON – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) was joined by incoming Caucus Chairman Xavier Becerra (CA), incoming Caucus Vice Chairman Joe Crowley (NY) and Rep. Tim Walz (MN) - who introduced the discharge petition today calling for a vote on extending the middle class tax cuts – for a press avail after the weekly Democratic Caucus meeting today. You can watch the avail and read the transcript below.
WASHINGTON – Following the House Democratic Caucus organizational meeting this morning, the newly elected Democratic Leadership for the 113th Congress – Caucus Chairman Xavier Becerra (CA), Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA), Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD), Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn (SC), Caucus Vice Chairman Joe Crowley (NY) – were joined by the Ranking Member on the Budget Committee Chris Van Hollen at a press avail to highlight the unity of the Caucus.
WASHINGTON – During its organizational meeting today, the House Democratic Caucus elected its leadership team for the 113th Congress. All positions were unanimously elected by acclamation.
The Democratic leadership for the 113 Congress will be:
WASHINGTON – On MSNBC yesterday Mark Bertolini, the CEO of Aetna Insurance – one of the largest insurers in the nation – stressed that “we still have to address the $750 billion a year waste in the [healthcare] system that could more than pay for not only the Affordable Care act, but half the nation’s deficit.” House Democr
WASHINGTON – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) was joined by Budget Committee Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen (MD) for a press avail after the Democratic Caucus meeting this afternoon on the need for Congress to focus on jobs and averting the fiscal cliff. Below is the transcript and video: