National Security
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Cairo, Egypt – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi led a Congressional delegation to Egypt that arrived in Cairo this evening.
The delegation will be meeting with Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi and other high-ranking Egyptian government officials. While in Egypt, Pelosi and Members of Congress will also meet with civil society and religious minority leaders.
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi sent a letter today to Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano expressing her strong concern with the disproportionate reduction in fiscal year 2012 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) preparedness funding to the San Francisco Bay Area.
Among the highest risk urban areas, the Department’s allocation places a disproportionate cut on the Bay Area – slashing funding by 38.3 percent, from $42.8 million to $26.4 million.
Below is the full text of the letter.
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the catastrophic earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster in Japan, which falls on Sunday, March 11:
“Today, Members of Congress and all Americans join the families of Japan in marking a solemn anniversary – remembering the victims; recalling a tragedy of unimaginable proportions; rededicating ourselves to helping Japan continue to recover and rebuild.
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Speaker John Boehner, and Members of the House leadership held a press availability in the Capitol today with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Below is a transcript of Leader Pelosi’s remarks:
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the passing of former Czech Republic President Vaclav Havel:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today marking the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and seven Members of Congress sent a letter to President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia this week thanking him for his commitment to address labor rights in Colombia and establishing a Congressional Monitoring Group on Labor Rights in Colombia that will work with the Obama Administration and others to ensure that progress is made on labor rights in the coming months.
Below is the full text of the letter.
November 16, 2011
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after a federal investigation uncovered “gross mismanagement” at the Dover Air Force Base mortuary that cares for America’s fallen service members: