THE LEADER'S REPORT: WEEK OF MARCH 22, 2010

Last night, the House completed its work on comprehensive health care reform, sending legislation to the President making improvements to the reform bill enacted into law earlier this week. By enacting reform into law, we have taken the first steps toward bringing down costs for American families and small businesses and giving all Americans the security of health insurance that can’t be taken away. With legislative action on reform now complete, we are on our way to a healthier and stronger America for all of our citizens. See here for the immediate benefits of reform. [2]

 

Leader Hoyer joins Tri-Committee Chairmen and House Leaders for a press conference after the House completed its work on health care reform.

Throughout the past year, Democrats have also remained focused on our top priority of creating jobs and building a strong and lasting economic recovery. This week, the House passed two bills that add to that effort. The Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act provides tax relief to small businesses, which will help them grow and expand. The Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act will help create at least 300,000 jobs for youth ages 16 to 21, as well as extend the Recovery Act small business lending program, which ensures small businesses have access to loans and has already helped save or create over 560,000 jobs.

 

Over the next two weeks, Members will be back in their districts to talk with their constituents about how we are working to spur job creation and how the recently enacted health care reform law will benefit them and their families. The House will return for legislative business on April 12th. Until then, I wish you and your family happy and healthy Passover and Easter holidays.

 

On Thursday, Leader Hoyer joined with House Democrats to send to the President a package of improvements to the underlying health care reform bill enacted into law earlier this week, completing Congress’s work on health care reform.

Read release: Hoyer Statement on Health Care Reform Improvements Bill [4]

Read release: Hoyer: Health Care Security for All Americans is Now the Law [5]

Fact sheet: From Day One: Immediate Benefits Of Health Reform [2]

Fact sheet: GOP Pushes Frivolous Lawsuits In Cash-Strapped States To Repeal Health Care Reform [6]

 

This week, Leader Hoyer spoke on the House Floor in support of legislation to help small businesses innovate and grow, which will help create jobs and get Americans back to work.

Read release [7]

Fact sheet: Democrats Create Jobs, Opportunities For Americans [8]

 

This week, Leader Hoyer congratulated the three Members chosen to Represent House Democrats on the President Obama's bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.

Read release [9]