WASHINGTON – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) was joined by Robert Baugh, the Executive Director of the AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council, for a press avail before the Democratic Caucus meeting today on the need for Congress to address Jobs. Below is the transcript and video:
WASHINGTON – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John B. Larson (CT) released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced that the economy added 243,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent. This marks the 23rd consecutive month of private sector job growth:
WASHINGTON –House Democratic Caucus Chairman John B. Larson (CT) released the following statement on the decision by Congressman Heath Shuler (D-NC) to not seek reelection this year:
“From his tireless representation of his North Carolina constituents to his leadership of the Blue Dog coalition, Heath has been a terrific Member and a strong voice for our economy and the entrepreneurs that help make our nation great.
WASHINGTON – Today, House Democratic Caucus Chairman John B. Larson (CT) announced the retirement of the Caucus’s Executive Director, George Shevlin, and thanked him for 20 years of outstanding service to the U.S. House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John B. Larson (CT) released the following statement on the decision by Congresswoman Gabby Giffords to retire from Congress to focus on her recovery:
“Gabby Giffords commitment to her constituents, service to the country, tremendous strength, and message of civility is an inspiration to us all.
“She will be sorely missed in the House. I wish her, and her husband Mark, all the best as they focus on her recovery. I hope she will be able to return to the public service she loves soon.”
WASHINGTON – To mark the 2nd anniversary of the Supreme Court Citizens United decision, which set free a flood of unlimited money in politics, House Democratic Caucus Chairman John B. Larson (CT) and the Members of the Democratic Caucus Task Force on Fair Governance called for immediate reform of how U.S. elections are funded.
Congressman John Larson, Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, appeared on MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan Show and gave an update on Congressional progress to pass health care reform that will lower costs and protect consumers:
In celebration of the birthday of beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss, Democratic Representatives across the country went to schools in their Congressional Districts to read to students.
Congress will honor Representative John Murtha, who passed away last month, at a Memorial service today at noon. Watch Chairman Larson pay tribute to this great patriot.
Due to Republican obstructionism, legislation to provide millions of families with emergency relief has been blocked in the Senate after it passed unanimously in the House.
The Energy and Commerce Committee held health insurance company executives’ feet to the fire this week for trying to raise premiums on consumers by a whopping 39%. That’s right, California’s largest insurer wants to raise premiums by more than 1/3 – proof that we need health insurance reform now to reign in insurance abuses.
Watch as Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) grills executives about their extreme increases in premium rates.
Building on Democrats’ national security successes, today the House passed the Intelligence Authorization Bill, introduced by SilvestreReyes (TX-16). The bill will strengthen our national security capacity by increasing funding for U.S. intelligence agencies. It increases funding for critical language programs, such as those that have assisted our intelligence gathering in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, and boosts programs to protect our cyber-security.
Today Democrats from the House and Senate will join President Obama in the White House to listen to and engage with our Republican colleagues’ on their ideas for health insurance reform.
Watch as Democrats and Republicans come together to discuss the urgency of reforming our health insurance system:
WASHINGTON – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement today on the omnibus appropriations bill that will fund the federal government through FY 2012.
“This bill, while far from perfect, is a product of compromise and is a dramatic improvement over what was initially proposed by House Republicans. I want to congratulate Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers and Ranking Member Norm Dicks on being able to reach a compromise.
Washington, D.C. — House Democratic Caucus Chairman John B. Larson (CT) released the following statement today announcing the creation of the House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Fair Governance. The Task Force on Fair Governance will be Co-Chaired by Representatives Chellie Pingree (ME), John Sarbanes (MD), John Lewis (GA) and Michael Capuano (MA):
WASHINGTON – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) held a press avail before the Democratic Caucus meeting today on the need for Republicans in Congress to stop the political theater and address jobs and extend unemployment insurance and the middle class payroll tax cut before Congress leaves for the holidays. Watch and read the transcript below:
Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) and Vice Chairman Xavier Becerra (CA) held a press avail after the Democratic Caucus meeting today on the need for Congress to address Jobs, and extend unemployment insurance and the middle class payroll tax cut before Congress leaves for the holidays.
Washington, D.C. — House Democratic Caucus Chairman John B. Larson (CT) released the following statement on the resignation of Dr. Donald Berwick as Administrator of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services today.
“While I am saddened that Dr. Berwick will not be continuing his exceptional work as Administrator of CMS, I know that he will continue his decades-long fight to improve the quality of care for patients.
