Press Releases
Chairman Aguilar on Bloomberg: We're fighting for everyone—whether you're in a red state, a blue state or a purple state—we're fighting for your health care.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar appeared on Bloomberg’s Balance of Power with hosts Joe Mathieu and Julie Fine to discuss the Republican shutdown, the Trump Administration’s firings of federal workers and more. You can watch the full interview here and read a partial transcript of the Chairman’s interview below. JOE MATHIEU: Joining us now with his perspective, live from Capitol Hill is Democratic Congressman Pete Aguilar of California. He's Chair of the House … Continue Reading
October 15, 2025
Chairman Aguilar: Enough is enough. It's time for Republicans to get serious, to work with us and to save health care. The country and their constituents are watching.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar joined Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Democratic Whip Katherine Clark for a press conference about the Republican shutdown and Republicans’ refusal to address the health care crisis they created. You can watch the full press conference here and read the transcript of Chairman Aguilar's remarks below. CHAIRMAN AGUILAR: Thank you, Whip Clark and thank you, Leader Jeffries. As you may know, as the Whip just laid out, the … Continue Reading
October 08, 2025
Chairman Aguilar: By failing to negotiate with Democrats to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits, Republicans are guaranteeing that they are exacerbating this health care crisis.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar joined Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, Vice Chair Ted Lieu, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene, Caucus Leadership Representative Steven Horsford, House Rules Committee Ranking Member Jim McGovern and Steering & Policy Committee Co-Chair Nanette Barragán for a press conference about the Republican health care crisis. You can watch the full press conference here and read Chairman Aguilar's remarks … Continue Reading
October 01, 2025
Chairman Aguilar: Republicans control the House, the Senate and the White House. They own this crisis. They own this shutdown.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar joined Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Democratic Whip Katherine Clark for a press conference about the Republican shutdown and how House Democrats are fighting to protect health care. You can watch the full press conference here and read the transcript below. CHAIRMAN AGUILAR: Thank you, Whip Clark. We're fighting. Republicans are nowhere to be seen. Our message has been very clear: cancel your vacations, cancel the … Continue Reading
October 01, 2025
Chairman Aguilar: Even as the government closes, Democrats will continue to keep fighting. I hope our Republican colleagues will finally wake up and join us.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and Vice Chair Ted Lieu held a press conference about the Republican shutdown and Republicans’ refusal to negotiate with Democrats and protect Americans’ health care. You can watch the full press conference here and read the transcript below. CHAIRMAN AGUILAR: Good morning. Pleased to be joined with Vice Chair Ted Lieu, as always. At midnight, the federal government officially shut down because Republicans failed to fix the … Continue Reading
September 30, 2025
Chairman Aguilar: Cancel your vacation. Cancel these cuts. Lower costs. Save health care.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar joined Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and House Democrats for a press conference on the Republican manufactured health care crisis and impending Republican shutdown. You can watch the full press conference here and read the transcript below. CHAIRMAN AGUILAR: Good morning. Thank you so much, Catharyne, for framing that discussion and ensuring we talk about your patients—the patients you … Continue Reading
September 19, 2025
Chairman Aguilar: We will not rubberstamp Republicans’ continuing resolution that does nothing to fix the health care crisis that they’ve created
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar joined Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and House Democrats for a press conference on Republicans’ partisan continuing resolution that does nothing to fix their health care crisis. You can watch the full press conference here and read the transcript below. CHAIRMAN AGUILAR: Hello everyone. As you can see, Democrats are united, and we’re standing strong. As we’ve said from the very beginning, … Continue Reading
September 16, 2025
Chairman Aguilar: Unless Congress acts, 15 million Americans will lose health care, and 24 million Americans who rely on the ACA could see their health insurance go up by 75 percent
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and Vice Chair Ted Lieu held a press conference to discuss the dual health care and affordability crises Republicans have created and the immediate need to protect Americans’ health care. You can watch the full press conference here and read the transcript below. CHAIRMAN AGUILAR: Pleased to be joined by Caucus Vice Chair Ted Lieu today, as always. Before I begin, I wanted to acknowledge the horrific assassination of Charlie … Continue Reading
September 09, 2025
Chairman Aguilar: Donald Trump and House Republicans have created a full-blown health care crisis in this country
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and Vice Chair Ted Lieu were joined by Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. and Maxine Dexter, M.D. for a press conference about the health care crisis Donald Trump and Republicans have created in this country. You can watch the full press conference here and read the transcript below. CHAIRMAN AGUILAR: Good morning. Grateful to be joined by Congressman Ami Bera and Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, both distinguished doctors joining … Continue Reading
September 03, 2025
Statement from Chairman Aguilar on the Republicans' sham January 6th Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar released the following statement on House Republicans voting to create a new subcommittee to investigate the January 6th attack: “The facts of January 6, 2021 are clear: Donald Trump incited a violent insurrection in an effort to steal the 2020 election. As a result, people were brutally injured and lost their lives, including Capitol Police officers who serve and protect us every day. “Then this year, in one of his first acts as … Continue Reading
September 03, 2025
Chairman Aguilar: Donald Trump and House Republicans manufactured this health care crisis because they decided to put profits over people
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, Vice Chair Ted Lieu and Caucus Leadership Representative Steven Horsford held a press conference to discuss how President Trump and Republicans’ agenda is raising costs and putting Americans’ health care at risk. You can read the transcript below and watch the full press conference here. CHAIRMAN AGUILAR: Good morning and welcome back. I know you’re all thrilled that we are here in town. Great to be back. So thankful to be … Continue Reading
July 22, 2025
Chairman Aguilar: Republicans spent the last six months putting more money in billionaires' pockets and cutting health care
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, Vice Chair Ted Lieu and DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene held a press conference on Trump and Republicans’ One Big Ugly Law raising health care costs while sinking Republican chances of holding on to the House. CHAIRMAN AGUILAR: Good morning. Grateful to be joined today by DCCC Chair, Suzan DelBene and the Vice Chair, Ted Lieu. At the DCCC today, we had a productive Caucus meeting across the street. Donald Trump promised to lower … Continue Reading
July 15, 2025
Chairman Aguilar: Republicans own the health care crisis that they've created
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and Vice Chair Ted Lieu held a press conference on the failure of House Republicans to protect health care and lower costs. CHAIRMAN AGUILAR: Thank you for joining us. Pleased as always to be joined by Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus, Ted Lieu. Good morning. Republicans spent the last week lying about their vote to throw 17 million Americans off of health insurance. They're so terrified of voter backlash that they're … Continue Reading
July 02, 2025
Chairman Aguilar: The GOP’s One Big Ugly Bill is fundamentally un-American
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar joined Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, Budget Committee Ranking Member Brendan Boyle, Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone and House Democrats for a press conference on Trump’s One Big Ugly Bill. CHAIRMAN AGUILAR: Donald Trump promised the American people that he … Continue Reading
June 24, 2025
Chairman Aguilar: It is completely unacceptable that Congress has not been briefed on Iran attack
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, Whip Katherine Clark, Vice Chair Ted Lieu and Democratic Caucus National Security Task Force Co-Chairs Jason Crow, Maggie Goodlander and Derek Tran held a press conference on the Trump Administration’s chaotic foreign policy putting American troops in harm’s way. CHAIRMAN AGUILAR: Good afternoon. Members today were supposed to receive a classified briefing from the Trump Administration, but clearly the chaos and the … Continue Reading
June 24, 2025
Chairman Aguilar Relaunches National Security Task Force To Ensure America Remains Leader Of The Free World
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar re-launched the Democratic Caucus National Security Task Force co-chaired by Reps. Jason Crow (CO-06), Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and Derek Tran (CA-45). The National Security Task Force will continue to engage experts and convene Members to reassert America’s role as the leader of the free world and develop policy solutions to complex challenges threatening both our national security and Democracy … Continue Reading
June 11, 2025
Chairman Aguilar Announces House Democratic Caucus Poverty Task Force as House Republicans Slash Basic Needs Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar announced the re-launch of the Democratic Caucus Task Force on Poverty. Chaired by Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), the Task Force will focus on solutions to help working families meet their basic needs and fight back against the extreme budget cuts passed by House Republicans, which rip away programs that millions of Americans rely on. “House Democrats know that America’s strength comes from the promise that every … Continue Reading
June 10, 2025
Chairman Aguilar: House Democrats will continue to fight for a stronger economy and lower costs
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, Vice Chair Ted Lieu and DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene held a press conference highlighting the politically toxic Republican Budget, which throws 16 million people off their health insurance to pay for tax breaks for billionaires. CHAIRMAN AGUILAR: I'm grateful, as always, to be joined by Caucus Vice Chair Ted Lieu, and today we're joined by Chair Suzan DelBene, who shared an update this morning about our path to a House majority … Continue Reading
June 04, 2025
Chairman Aguilar: ‘We all are going to die’ is the Republican health care plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and Vice Chair Ted Lieu held a press conference on Republicans telling the American people that “We all are going to die” in response to concerns that the Republican Budget, which will throw millions of Americans off their health insurance, may lead to unnecessary deaths. CHAIRMAN AGUILAR: Good morning. Let me begin by saying our Caucus heard an update on the situation in Boulder, Colorado and the horrendous attack that … Continue Reading
May 20, 2025
Chairman Aguilar: Only Democrats want to make health care more accessible and more affordable
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and Vice Chair Ted Lieu were joined by Representatives Kim Schrier, M.D. and Shontel Brown for a press conference about the Republican Budget, which kicks millions of Americans off their health insurance and prevents families from meeting their basic needs. CHAIRMAN AGUILAR: I'm grateful to be joined by Vice Chair Lieu and Dr. Schrier and Representative Brown for joining us here today to talk about the importance of … Continue Reading