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February 13, 2009
February 13, 2009Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Leaders and Committee Chairs held a press conference in the Capitol this afternoon following the House passage of HR 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Senate is expected to pass the legislation later today and President Obama will sign it into law next week. Below are the Speaker's opening remarks: Thank you very much. Good afternoon -- and a good afternoon it is indeed. It is a day for us to feel some sense of satisfaction -- that working together under our new President, we were able to pass legislation today that is transformational for what it will do for our economy. Full release
U.S. House passage of the jobs and economic recovery legislation marks a reversal of nearly 30 years of failed economic policies and provides a glimpse of what could happen in the areas of health care, education, energy and the environment and rebuilding America's infrastructure, USAction said today. Full release
Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today about the commuter plane that crashed into a house outside of Buffalo, N.Y. late last night, killing all 49 people on board and one person in the home. "The news of the plane crash in upstate New York last night leaves all of us in Congress with a heavy heart today. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those who died and with the entire Buffalo community." Full release
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank sent the following letters today to Robert L. Nardelli, Chairman and CEO of Chrysler, and Rick Wagoner Jr., Chairman and CEO of General Motors, regarding their company restructuring plans, which are due next week. In the letter, Pelosi and Frank write: "We trust that your restructuring plan will demonstrate to the world that you are willing to make the tough decisions that modernize your operations, restructure your debt, enhance your competitive status in the global marketplace, and protect American jobs for the future." Full release
he U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Colombia is launching an initiative to market high-quality, socially-responsible Colombian products for retail sale in the United States. Full release.
The 200th birthday of Charles Darwin may have grabbed the headlines yesterday, but it was a new book by a Christian that stole the show. You Can Lead an Atheist to Evidence but You Can't Make Him Think (WND Books, hardcover, ISBN 978-1935071068) by TV personality Ray Comfort soared to the top of the Amazon sales charts during its first day of release. Full release.
As lawmakers in Washington debate the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Organizing for America and the Democratic National Committee launched a new website that highlights real stories from ordinary Americans who have been affected by the economic crisis. The stories, which come in the same week the Labor Department reported that new jobless claims reached the highest level in 26 years, were gathered as part of OFA's first national call to action in order to help put a human face on the economic crisis gripping our country. Full release.
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) today applauded the efforts of Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs and Representative Bob Filner, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs for authoring legislation to amend Section 7422 of Title 38, expanding the workplace voice and negotiating rights of physicians, dentists, registered nurses and other frontline health care employees in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Full release.
The following is a statement from the American Small Business League: According to the most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau, firms with fewer than 20 employees comprise over 90 percent of all U.S. firms and are responsible for more than 97 percent of all new jobs in America. Over half of all Americans work for small businesses. Full release.