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Congressman David Dreier, Rules Committee Ranking Republican, issued the following statement today regarding the Democratic Majority’s planned vote to cancel any legislative action on the looming entitlement crisis:
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Congressman David Dreier, Rules Committee Ranking Republican, has introduced legislation today aimed at giving the FDIC more flexibility in its ability to help protect the deposits of banks facing financial crisis. Dreier introduced the FDIC Flexibility Act of 2008, H.R. 6565, earlier this week.
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Seven-year-old John Cloer from Sierra Madre, Calif. -- one of Congressman David Dreier’s youngest constituents – and a Tee Ball enthusiast -- is among 51 youngsters from across the U.S. chosen to play in an All-Star Tee Ball Game July 16 on the White House South Lawn. About 800,000 American youngsters aged 4-7 participate in Little League’s Tee Ball division. John, who will be representing California in the event, is a cancer survivor.
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Congressman David Dreier celebrated July 4th, 2008 in the Foothills. Dreier attended multiple events and spoke with residents across the Foothills about the importance of honoring our nation’s history and ideals, and those who have fought in service of it.
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Congressman David Dreier participated in a number of local events observing Memorial Day, Monday, May 25th including the La Canada Flintridge Parade, the San Marino Program at Lacy Park, the Sierra Madre Program at the Sierra Madre Cemetery and the Montclair Program at City Hall.
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Congressman David Dreier, Rules Committee Ranking Republican, voted this week in support of several measures designed to help veterans and their families with improved health care, housing, and legal services. Dreier said Memorial Day weekend is an appropriate time to reflect on the tremendous contributions of our veterans and the importance of providing them with the benefits and services they need.
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Congressman David Dreier, Rules Committee Ranking Republican, voted late last night to approve legislation that increases pay for our troops and provides them vital tools in their efforts to fight and win the war against radical extremism. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, H.R. 5658, was approved with overwhelming bipartisan support, 384-23.
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Congressman David Dreier, joined his House Republican colleagues today in unveiling a comprehensive energy policy that will provide a clean, safe domestic energy supply, help create jobs and move our economy forward. Dreier said the rising cost of gas has made clear the need for an energy policy that increases supply here at home and reduces our reliance on foreign sources of oil.
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Congressman David Dreier voted today to approve much needed funding for our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan but opposed extra amendments that contained billions of unrelated, unrequested domestic spending, a massive tax hike, and restrictions on our commanders and troops in the field. During today's debate, Congressman Dreier offered a motion to have an up or down vote on H.R. 6026, the Clean Global War on Terror Supplemental Funding Appropriations Act of 2008, so that our troops could receive the funding they need without further delay. The motion was defeated by the Democrat Majority by a vote of 224 to 195.
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Congressman David Dreier has announced that his staff assistants will be on hand to help constituents with Federal inquiries in the following cities during the month of May 2008:
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House Rules Committee Ranking Republican David Dreier was honored today for his voting record to encourage English first in the workplace, in our voting system, and as a key tenant of the American identity. Dreier received an “A” from the citizen’s action group U.S.-English for his efforts..
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Congressman Dreier spoke this week in support of the goals of Financial Literacy Month. He offered the following statement in the House this week.
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Congressman David Dreier has announced the winners of his annual Congressional District Art Contest. The Contest is part of a national art competition for high school students conducted by Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Dreier recently met with the winners at his office to congratulate them for their efforts.
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Rules Committee Ranking Republican David Dreier joined Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez and several other Members of Congress today to unveil the Colombia Tariff Ticker and continue to urge Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to schedule a vote on the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The Tariff Ticker demonstrates how American businesses and workers are losing out on export opportunities as they await passage of the Colombia FTA.
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Rules Committee Ranking Republican David Dreier and his GOP colleagues are seeking today to have a debate on how to bring down the price of gas and address the concerns of working Americans. It’s been two years since Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) promised a “common sense plan” to lower gas prices, but to date no plan has been put forward and the price of gas has skyrocketed. The House GOP is offering a motion to force a debate in the House on how to bring down the price of gas and request Speaker Pelosi to unveil her “common sense plan.”
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Rules Committee Ranking Republican David Dreier and several of his Republican colleagues took the floor of the House last night to discuss the importance of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and urge the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to stop blocking passage of the agreement. Speaker Pelosi drew harsh, widespread criticism from across the country last week when she made an unprecedented change to House rules in order to prevent a vote on the Colombia agreement. Dreier was joined by colleagues from Illinois, Texas, and California, all of whom discussed the economic opportunities workers and farmers in their states would gain from passage of the Colombia FTA.
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Congressman David Dreier hosted the 5th annual “Road to Employment” Job Fair today. Over 800 job seekers and nearly sixty employers gathered in Rancho Cucamonga to learn about job opportunities and participate in employment workshops. Dreier’s office teamed with the County of San Bernardino Department of Economic Development and State of California Employment Development Department to put on the annual event.
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Congressman David Dreier joined community leaders and fellow Members of Congress today in promoting the economic benefits of the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension. Dreier said the Foothill Extension would serve a growing population and support economic development already occurring in the Foothills and Inland Empire.
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Congressman David Dreier announced that applications are now available for his annual Youth Volunteer Award. Over the last several years Congressman David Dreier has held this annual event to honor the contributions young people have made to the community through volunteer work. The award is open to all high school students between the ages of 14 and 18 residing in the 26th Congressional District.
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