WASHINGTON – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) released the following statement today on the Department of Labor’s June Jobs Report that the economy added 80,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate remained at 8.2 percent:
“Today’s disappointing job report is not surprising when you consider that it took the Republican House majority more than a hundred days to simply pass a bipartisan transportation bill to keep road and bridge repair work going.
WASHINGTON – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) released the following statement on the Supreme Court decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act:
“The Supreme Court decision today is a great victory for children with pre-existing conditions, for women who have been unfairly discriminated against, and the start to providing a solid groundwork for ensuring that all Americans can get the care they need.
WASHINGTON – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT), one of the leading advocates for comprehensive campaign finance reform in the House, released the following statement on the Supreme Court decision to affirm the Citizens United ruling:
“I am deeply disappointed that, after seeing how harmful the torrent of unregulated, undisclosed, secret money they unleashed with Citizens United, the same five Justices have decided to double down and prevent states from acting to protect our elections when there is a clear cut need.
America’s top priority remains job creation. Yet in the year and a half since Republicans took control of the House of Representatives we’ve seen them focus on everything but jobs.
WASHINGTON – Noting that the clock is running out on the 112th Congress, House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) and Vice Chairman Xavier Becerra (CA) were joined by Congressman Tim Walz (MN) for a press avail after the Democratic Caucus meeting this morning to discuss the need to break the partisan gridlock to create jobs and get our country back to work by passing a transportation bill. You can watch the avail and read the transcript below:
WASHINGTON – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) released the following statement on the decision by the Administration to protect DREAM-eligible youth from deportation:
“I applaud President Obama and Secretary Napolitano. With immigration reform blocked by the Republican Congress, they made the right decision today to provide young people who would qualify for the Dream Act a little relief.
WASHINGTON – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) joined Susan Swain on C-SPAN Washington Journal this morning to discuss the economy and the lack of action on jobs by the Republican leadership.
The Recovery Act has created or saved more than 3 million total jobs nationwide, and is on track to create an additional 500,000 by the end of the year, says a report released today by the White House Council of Economic Advisors.
How many Americans are suffering as Senate Republicans block an extension of unemployment benefits?
It's time for Senate Republicans to stop denying critical unemployment benefits to American workers who lost their job through no fault of their own. Unemployment insurance is proven to boost our economy and delivers a much-needed lifeline for Americans looking for work in a tough economy.
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched the new Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) that will offer health insurance coverage to uninsured Americans who have been denied coverage because of a pre-existing medical condition. This plan is created under the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, offering hundreds of thousands of Americans the benefits of health care reform passed by Congressional Democrats.
Today, the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services launched HealthCare.gov – the most extensive resource about health care available. Aimed at consumers, the website hosts a wealth of information – including a revolutionary ne
Today the House will vote on the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the most sweeping overhaul of the nation’s financial system since the Great Depression.
The Act will strengthen our financial regulations, prevent big Wall Street banks from playing Russian roulette with our futures, and create tough rules on the practices that caused the financial crisis.
Here are just some of the ways that the bill will strengthen our economy and help the American people:
Ninety days ago, President Obama signed into law the health reform legislation passed by Democrats in Congress. Today, the President announced a Patient’s Bill of Rights to expand on and enact the consumer protections in the new law.
Here are some of the benefits in the Patient’s Bill of Rights for you and your family:
WASHINGTON – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) released the following statement on the partisan passage of the House Republican Violence Against Women Act, which would put the safety and security of American women at risk:
WASHINGTON – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) and Vice Chairman Xavier Becerra (CA) were joined by Gene Guilford, the President of the Independent Connecticut Petroleum Association, and Professor Michael Greenberger, the former head the Department of Trading and Markets at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for a press avail after the Democratic Caucus meeting this morning on the importance of reigning in oil speculators and enforcing the Wall Street Reform Law. You can watch the avail and read the transcript below:
WASHINGTON – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) released the following statement today condemning Senate Republicans for refusing to even debate a bill that would have prevented interest rates on student loans from doubling in July from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent:
“Today, the Republican leaders proved once again that they would rather play politics than get to work fixing the problems facing American families.
WASHINGTON – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) held a press avail before the Democratic Caucus meeting this morning 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:
"With action from this Congress, there’s no reason a better America can't begin today.”
WASHINGTON – House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced that the economy added 115,000 jobs in April and the unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent:
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:
