WASHINGTON –House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) released the following statement on his vote today on the false choice House Republicans are presenting the nation between keeping college affordable and providing preventative care for families:
WASHINGTON – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) and Vice Chairman Xavier Becerra (CA) were joined today by Congressman Joe Courtney (CT) for a press avail after the Democratic Caucus meeting on the effects of the Republican budget and the need to act now to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling on over seven million Americans. You can watch the avail and read the transcript below:
WASHINGTON – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) joined Martin Bashir on MSNBC today to discuss the House Republican Budget and their plan to cut $34 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (otherwise known as food stamps) while giving huge tax cuts to the wealthiest in the nation.
You can watch the interview and read the transcript below:
WASHINGTON –House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) applauds President Obama’s call for increased oversight to protect American consumers from illegal speculation and market manipulation that leads to higher prices at the pump:
“President Obama is exactly right. We can’t afford to allow some speculators to reap millions, while millions of American families get the short end of the stick. And that’s exactly what’s happening today.
WASHINGTON –House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) released the following statement on Equal Pay Day today, which marks how far into the year a woman must work, on average, to earn as much as a man earned the previous year:
“If our country is to emerge from the Great Recession stronger than how we entered it, we need an economy that rewards hard work fairly regardless of gender. With middle class families still reeling from the recession, it is unacceptable that so many of our mothers, daughters, and sisters are paid less than their male counterparts.
WASHINGTON – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) and Vice Chairman Xavier Becerra (CA) held a press avail after the Democratic Caucus meeting today to warn of the dangers presented by the Republican majority’s tax and budget plans. You can watch the avail and read the transcript below:
There’s been a lot of talk about how the historic health care reform passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama will help young adults, small business owners, women, and seniors.
Now you can see how it will help you. Enter your information into the interactive tool below to learn more.
President Obama and Congressional Democrats are creating jobs and turning our economy around. Republicans want to take us back to Bush-era policies. This chart shows what that would mean to American workers.
We are creating high-quality jobs for working and middle class Americans by:
Democrats in Congress have been fighting for Main Street and cracking down on Wall Street, and our successes are evident: the economy has created 573,000 jobs since January. If this rate of job creation continues through December, we will see more jobs created in 2010 alone than during the entire eight years of George W. Bush’s presidency, the National Journal reports.
For more than a century Democrats have stood on the side of this country’s seniors – in providing for a secure retirement with Social Security and quality health care with Medicare. We take that commitment very seriously and are continuing to work on behalf of American seniors. House Democrats are rebuilding the economy to work for seniors instead of CEOS, and the Middle Class instead of multinational corporations.
The President’s Fiscal Commission met yesterday for the first time to develop long-term solutions to reducing the Bush Deficit. President Bush and his Republican cohorts in Congress managed to turn record budget surpluses into record deficits and the worst economic crisis in a generation, in just 8 years. Now President Obama and House Democrats are doing the hard work to return fiscal discipline and prosperity to our nation. Just as American families are making tough budget decisions around their kitchen table, we believe we must make the same kind of choices at the national level.
Many young adults are struggling to get access to – and afford – health coverage. The health care reform law which passed Congress last month will allow young adults to stay on, or return to, a parent’s insurance plan until age 26, beginning September 23.
Four of the five largest health insurers have offered a coverage extension for young adults to join their parent’s plan before September, providing greater health security to millions of American families.
WASHINGTON – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) held a press avail before the Democratic Caucus meeting today on the effects of the Republican budget and how Democrats remain committed to defending Medicare, and healthcare reform. You can watch the avail and read the transcript below:
HARTFORD, CT – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John B. Larson (CT) released the following statement on marking the two year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act:
WASHINGTON – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT), Vice Chairman Xavier Becerra (CA) and Rep. Jackie Speier (CA), held a press avail after the Democratic Caucus meeting today on the need for Congress to act on jobs as well as the GOP Budget and the benefits of healthcare reform. You can watch the avail and read the transcript below:
WASHINGTON –House Democratic Caucus Chairman John B. Larson (CT) released the following statement on today’s report that the U.S. economy added 227,000 jobs in February, enjoying the 24th straight month of private sector job growth.
WASHINGTON – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT), Vice Chairman Xavier Becerra (CA) and guest speaker Daniel Weiss, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, held a press avail before the Democratic Caucus meeting today on the need for Congress to act to address jobs and gas prices. You can watch the avail and transcript below:
WASHINGTON –House Democratic Caucus Chairman John B. Larson (CT) released the following statement on the passing of Congressman Donald Payne (D-NJ) this morning:
WASHINGTON –House Democratic Caucus Chairman John B. Larson (CT) released the following statement today after House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Norm Dicks (D-WA) announced he will not run for reelection:
