Press Releases
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after President Trump ordered that his name be printed on stimulus checks, causing potential delays in delivery to workers and families according to senior IRS officials:
"Delaying direct payments to vulnerable families just to print his name on the check is another shameful example of President Trump's catastrophic failure to treat this crisis with the urgency it demands."
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Washington, D.C – Speaker Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference today via conference call. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the passing of civil rights champion Phyllis Lyon:
"Today, I was heartbroken to hear of the passing of Phyllis Lyon: an icon of San Francisco, a trailblazer in the fight for civil rights and a dear friend to so many in our city and to me. Phyllis dedicated her entire life to advancing equality for the LGBTQ community and in the process delivered extraordinary progress for all Americans.
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Ari Shapiro and Kelsey Snell on NPR's All Things Considered for an interview to discuss the latest in the ongoing efforts to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, including the new bipartisan House Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis and Congressional Democrats' move to pass interim emergency coronavirus relief. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after joining a bicameral amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court in the cases of Trump v. Pennsylvania and Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania arguing against the Trump Administration's expansive rule allowing private employers to opt out of providing contraceptive coverage for their employees, in violation of the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive-coverage requirement:
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the abrupt demotion of Acting Defense Department Inspector General Glenn Fine and removal from his position as head of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee created in the CARES Act, less than a week after his appointment:
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after President Trump nominated Brian Miller, a senior associate counsel in the Office of the White House and former GSA Inspector General, to oversee the Treasury Department's implementation of the $2 trillion CARES Act:
"Congressional Democrats transformed the CARES Act from corporations-first to workers-first, ensuring that taxpayer dollars given to industry go to workers' paychecks and benefits, not be used for CEO bonuses, stock buybacks or dividends.