Press Releases
December 14, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released this statement after the U.S. coronavirus death toll crossed 300,000:
"Today, our nation crossed an unthinkable milestone of grief: 300,000 Americans killed by the coronavirus, even more than were killed in combat in World War II.
December 14, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on her appointment of Mattie Scott to cast her vote in the Electoral College in Sacramento for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris:
"It is with great pride that I appointed Mattie Scott to cast our district's vote in the Electoral College for President-elect Joe Biden.
December 14, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement marking the fifth anniversary of the historic Paris Climate Agreement:
"Five years ago, in a monumental moment in history, the nations of the world committed to working together to confront the existential threat posed by the climate crisis.
Issues:Energy and Environment
December 14, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement marking eight years since the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut:
"Eight years ago, the community of Newtown, Connecticut and our whole nation were confronted with unimaginable horror at the murder of 20 innocent children and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
December 14, 2020
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December 11, 2020
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Washington, D.C. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi released this statement on the bipartisan, bicameral agreement on legislation to end surprise billing:
"The bipartisan, bicameral agreement announced tonight will finally protect patients from surprise bills in both emergency and scheduled care. And with the patient taken out of the middle, the legislation creates a fair process for health care providers and health plans to sort out the out-of-network costs between themselves.
Issues:Health Care
December 11, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released this statement after the FDA's first emergency use authorization for a coronavirus vaccine in the United States:
"Today's Emergency Use Authorization of the Pfizer vaccine is a tribute to the tireless efforts of scientists and doctors who have worked around the clock to ensure that we have a vaccine that is effective and safe.
December 11, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to reject the sham GOP lawsuit demanding that Electoral College votes in four states be overturned and awarded to Donald Trump:
"The Court has rightly dismissed out of hand the extreme, unlawful and undemocratic GOP lawsuit to overturn the will of millions of American voters.
"The 126 Republican Members that signed onto this lawsuit brought dishonor to the House.
December 11, 2020
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Washington, D.C. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement after the Trump Labor Department finalized a sweeping last-minute regulation allowing federal contractors to discriminate against minorities, women and LGBTQ Americans:
"This discriminatory Trump regulation is an act of cruelty that cynically twists bedrock American civil rights laws to undermine the rights, dignity and well-being of the very people they are designed to protect.
Issues:Human Rights
December 10, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released this statement on UN Human Rights Day, marking the 72nd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 10, 1948:
"Seventy-two years ago, the nations of the world came together to adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, articulating the rights and ‘inherent dignity' of every person.
Issues:Human Rights