WASHINGTON – This week, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Hollingsworth v. Perry, challenging California’s Proposition 8, and U.S. v. Windsor, challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Congressman Xavier Becerra (CA-34), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, who has long opposed Proposition 8, voted against DOMA in 1996 and signed onto […]
WASHINGTON – Today, after voting against the House Republican budget plan for the 2014 fiscal year, Congressman Xavier Becerra (CA-34), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, issued the following statement: “Here we go again. At a time when there’s no more painful deficit than the jobs deficit, the House Republican budget plan would eliminate 2 […]
Washington – Today, Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus Xavier Becerra and Vice Chair Joe Crowley were joined by the Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Marcia Fudge to discuss the Democratic budget alternatives to the House Republican plan that will end Medicare and destroy millions of jobs. Watch the video below:
Washington – Today, Congressman Xavier Becerra (CA-34), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, released the following statement on President Obama nominated Thomas Perez, an assistant attorney general in the Justice Department, to be Secretary of Labor: “President Obama has made an exceptional choice in nominating Thomas Perez to be the next Secretary of Labor. Mr. […]
Washington – Today, Democratic leaders discussed the Caucus meeting with President Barack Obama. Watch the video below:
Washington – Today, Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus Xavier Becerra and Vice Chair Joe Crowley were joined by Vice Ranking Member of the Budget Committee Allyson Schwartz to discuss the House Republican budget which will end Medicare and destroy millions of jobs. Watch the video below:
Washington – Today, Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus Xavier Becerra and Vice Chair Joe Crowley were joined by Ranking Member of the Appropriations Committee Nita Lowey to discuss the across-the-board spending cuts that are already harming our economic recovery and undermining job creation since the sequestration was implemented on March 1st. Watch the video […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Xavier Becerra (CA-34), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, released the following statement in reaction to news that former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush is opposed to including an earned path to citizenship as a part of a comprehensive reform to fix our broken immigration stystem once and for all: “Poor […]