Press Releases
January 6, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today released the following statement following the election victories of Senator-elect Reverend Raphael Warnock and Senator-elect Jon Ossoff:
"In the election, the people of Georgia went to the ballot box to vote for transformational, Democratic-led change.
January 6, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks upon the reconvening of the House of Representatives. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Today, a shameful assault was made on our democracy. It cannot, however, deter us from our responsibility to validate the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
For that reason, the Congress has returned to the Capitol. We always knew that this responsibility would take us into the night.
January 4, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks during the opening session of the 117th Congress immediately following her re-election as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you, my friends.
January 4, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Pelosi issued the following statement on the introduction of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton:
"Over 230 years ago, our Founders built our nation on the promise that all are created equal and are deserving of an equal say in our democracy. Despite this fundamental principle, the residents of Washington, D.C.
January 1, 2021
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Washington, D.C.
December 31, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the House of Representatives filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in the case of Gohmert v.
December 30, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement announcing the creation in the 117th Congress of the new Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth:
"As House Speaker, I am proud to announce the creation of the new, bipartisan Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth, which will be an essential force in Congressional Democrats' action to combat the crisis of income and wealth disparity in America.
December 30, 2020
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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. Welcome to the last weekly of this year – of this year, of this session of Congress and of this Congress. Until next week, when we'll be in a new Congress. I wish you a Happy New Year as we go forward.
December 30, 2020
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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. Welcome to the last weekly of this year – of this year, of this session of Congress and of this Congress. Until next week, when we'll be in a new Congress. I wish you a Happy New Year as we go forward.
December 28, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of increasing direct payments to Americans to $2,000 via H.R. 9051, the Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help (CASH) Act of 2020. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you very much, Madam Speaker.