WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Xavier Becerra (CA-34), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, released the following statement after voting for bipartisan legislation to strengthen and improve the Department of Veterans Affairs: “When our fellow Americans put on our country’s uniform in service to our nation, we owe it to them to repay that service. […]
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Xavier Becerra (CA-34), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, released the following statement after voting against a House resolution authorizing the unprecedented use of taxpayer dollars to sue the President of the United States: “Republicans in Congress are living in the Twilight Zone. Today, we got word that our economy […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Xavier Becerra (CA-34), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, and Congressman Joe Crowley (NY-14), Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus were joined by Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-25), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Rules, to discuss House Republicans’ resolution to sue the President. Watch the video below:
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Xavier Becerra (CA-34), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, released the following statement after voting against legislation (H.R. 4935) that leaves behind millions of hard-working families seeking the child tax credit: “Eliminating tax credits that help families join or remain in the middle class is, at best, misguided and, at […]
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Xavier Becerra (CA-34), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, released the following statement after President Barack Obama issued an executive order barring federal employers and contractors from discriminating against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender workers: “This is the 21st century. It should go without saying: every American worker should be […]
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Xavier Becerra, Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus and Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, released the following statement after the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced it would […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Xavier Becerra (CA-34), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, and Congressman Joe Crowley (NY-14), Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, were joined by Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Border […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Xavier Becerra (CA-34), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, released the following statement after the Senate voted in bipartisan fashion 71-26 to confirm Julián Castro as the next Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): “I applaud the Senate for acting quickly to confirm Julián Castro as the next Secretary of […]
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Xavier Becerra (CA-34), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, released the following statement after the Department of Labor released the jobs report for June 2014 showing 288,000 new jobs: “There’s an especially good reason to celebrate this Fourth of July: 288,000 more Americans at work feeling good about their new jobs. “Our […]
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Xavier Becerra (CA-34), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, released the following statement on the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law: “Fifty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and called on Americans to […]