Pelosi Update

On Wednesday, I had the privilege of touring the McRoskey Mattress Company, a family-owned business that has been manufacturing mattresses in San Francisco since 1899.

In response to the worst recession since the Great Depression, the 111th Congress took action to bring our economy back from the brink and restore American jobs here at home.

The most eloquent voices in this debate have been the small business owners themselves, who are still having difficulties obtaining the capital they need to keep their doors open and to grow.

On Monday, I joined Small Business Administrator Elizabeth Echols and local small business owners at the opening of The Culinary Edge, a new small business in San Francisco that provides integrated culinary services to the restaurant and foodservice industries.

The thoughts and prayers of the Bay Area and the nation go out to the victims of the natural gas explosion in San Bruno.

Yesterday, I was proud to join student veterans at San Francisco State University (SFSU) to discuss the Post 9/11 GI Bill – restoring the promise of a full, four-year scholarship for our Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their dependents.

Today, I gathered with women leaders in San Francisco to honor the brave suffragettes who marched, struggled, and sacrificed for the cause of equality – and in the name of a better life for generations of women and girls yet to come.

On Tuesday, I was honored to join Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Mayor Gavin Newsom at a ceremony to endorse the Terms of Transfer of Treasure Island to our City of San Francisco.