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Washington, D.C. – Today, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks at the Washington Press Club Foundation’s 80th Annual Congressional Dinner, honoring the contributions of women in journalism and underscoring the essential role of a free press in a democracy.

Pelosi warned that the First Amendment is under siege, citing political intimidation, attacks on journalists and the corporate erosion of newsrooms. She emphasized that efforts to limit press freedom weaken transparency, accountability and American democracy.

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on her vote against H.R.7147, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2026:

“Today, I am voting HELL NO on the Department of Homeland Security appropriations legislation. With this bill, it is now clear that Donald Trump and Republicans slashed Americans’ health care funding to write a blank check for cruelty and impunity.

Washington D.C. – Today, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joined Congressman Joe Morelle (NY-25) and Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) in taking action to hold the Trump Administration accountable for their illegal, targeted freezing of federal child care and family assistance funding designated for California, New York, Illinois, Minnesota and Colorado. Pelosi and her colleagues authored a letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the House Floor urging passage of Leader Jeffries’ bill to extend Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, warning that Republican inaction has already driven up health care costs for families across the country.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the House Floor honoring the retirement of former Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and recognizing his more than four decades of service to the people of Maryland and the United States Congress.

In her remarks, Pelosi praised Hoyer’s patriotism, mastery of the legislative process and steadfast commitment to America’s working families, calling him a pillar of strength for the House of Representatives.

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today marking the fifteenth anniversary of the tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona, which took the lives of Christina-Taylor Green, Dorothy Morris, Judge John Roll, Phyllis Schneck, Dorwan Stoddard and House staffer Gabe Zimmerman; and injured thirteen others, including then-Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords:

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi issued this statement marking five years since the January 6th insurrection:

"Venezuela is ruled by an illegitimate regime, but the Trump Administration has not made the case that an urgent threat to America’s national security existed to justify the use of U.S. military force. President Trump has made no secret of his intentions to effectively abolish the Congress, and that pattern continues today with his flagrant disregard for the Article One war powers of Congress which is essential to our constitutional system of checks and balances.