House Democrats Go Big & Bold on Jobs and Deficit Reduction
House Democrats are deeply committed to a big, bold, and balanced plan to create jobs and reduce the deficit. We know job creation is America’s top priority and job creation equal deficit reduction. That’s why today, 16 Democratic Ranking Members of House Committees recommended plans to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to create jobs and cut the deficit.
Fourteen million Americans who are unemployed through no fault of their own are waiting on Congress to get back to work. Democrats and Republicans must work together as Americans to pass jobs legislation now. No other single item protects middle class families and reduces the deficit by a third. The letters from Democratic Ranking Members are a step to making this happen.
For details on how the various Democratic House Committees plan to create jobs and reduce the deficit, see below:
| Committee on Appropriations: | Ranking Member Norm Dicks Letter |
| Committee on Armed Services: | Ranking Member Adam Smith Letter |
| Committee on Education and the Workforce: | Ranking Member George Miller Letter |
| Committee on Energy and Commerce: | Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman Letter |
| Committee on Financial Services: | Ranking Member Barney Frank Letter |
| Committee on Foreign Affairs: | Ranking Member Howard Berman Letter |
| Committee on Homeland Security: | Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson Letter |
| Committee on House Administration: | Ranking Member Robert A. Brady Letter |
| Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: | Ranking Member C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger Letter |
| Committee on the Judiciary: | Ranking Member John Conyers Letter |
| Committee on Natural Resources: | Ranking Member Ed Markey Letter |
| Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: | Ranking Member Elijah. M Cummings Letter |
| Committee on Science, Space, Technology: | Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson Letter |
| Committee on Small Business: | Ranking Member Nydia M. Velazquez Letter |
| Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: | Ranking Member Nick J. Rahall Letter |
| Committee on Ways and Means: | Ranking Member Sander Levin Letter |
