Press Releases
March 25, 2021
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference today via video conference call. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Hello, everyone.
This has been a pretty eventful week for all of us. We started by observing the 11th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. And at the same time, talking about how the rescue package enhances that.
March 24, 2021
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement marking Equal Pay Day, which marks how far into the year a woman must work, on average, to earn as much as a man earned the previous year:
"On Equal Pay Day, our nation marks the day when, almost three months into the year, women's wages finally catch up to what men earned in the previous year.
Issues:Jobs & Economic Justice
March 23, 2021
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement following reports of a shooting at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, which killed 10 innocent people:
"The hearts of all Americans are with the Boulder community and loved ones of those killed in yesterday's horrific shooting, including a Boulder police officer.
Issues:Gun Violence Prevention
March 23, 2021
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after Postmaster General Louis DeJoy unveiled a rollback of consumer mail services, including longer first-class delivery windows, reduced post office hours and higher postage prices:
"The Postal Service is a pillar of our American Democracy and is enshrined in the Constitution, which empowers Congress to ‘establish Post Offices and Post Roads.' The USPS provides services that are vital to the lives and livelihoods of the
March 23, 2021
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released this statement marking the 11th anniversary of President Obama signing the Affordable Care Act into law on March 23, 2010:
"For eleven years, the landmark Affordable Care Act has expanded coverage, lowered costs and secured lifesaving protections for hard-working families.
Issues:Health Care
March 23, 2021
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on coordinated sanctions from the United States, Canada, Britain and the European Union on China over Beijing's campaign of persecution against Uyghur Muslims, which has been labeled a crime against humanity by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China:
"The Biden Administration's coordinated sanctions on China are a strong and resounding step to hold China accountable for its barbaric atrocities against the Uyghur pe
March 23, 2021
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Protect Our Care to discuss how the Affordable Care Act has benefitted millions of Americans since its passage 11 years ago and the enhancements to the ACA passed in the American Rescue Plan. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you very much, Leslie, for bringing us together to observe and, indeed, to celebrate the 11th anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act.
Issues:Health Care
March 20, 2021
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement in celebration of Nowruz, the Persian New Year:
"With the arrival of spring, Iranian Americans in California and across the country join their friends and neighbors as well as millions around the world to celebrate Nowruz and welcome in the new year.
March 19, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference today in the Capitol Visitor Center. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Good morning, everyone.
As we deliver the benefits of the American Rescue Plan, we're hard at work to lower health care costs and expand access to care, which we have seen a great need for during the spread of this pandemic.
March 19, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the Biden-Harris Administration announced it had administered 100 million vaccines to the American people in just 58 days:
"Today is a day of great hope and progress for our nation as the Biden-Harris Administration makes good on its promise to get 100 million vaccines into people's arms in the first 100 days – reaching their goal 42 days early.
Issues:Health Care