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March 5, 2020

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202-226-7616

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 afternoon.

Thank you for being accommodating. We had important legislation on the Floor, and so thank you.

We have an – it's an interesting week, right? But today I just want to talk about two important things, both begin with a ‘c': the coronavirus and the Census.


March 5, 2020

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Members of Congress for a bill enrollment photo opportunity for the bipartisan Coronavirus emergency response package. Below are the Speaker's remarks:

Speaker Pelosi. Good afternoon, everyone. I guess I'll sit down so I'm not blocking all of you.


March 4, 2020

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released this statement on the release of the coronavirus emergency response supplemental funding bill:

Issues:Health Care

March 3, 2020

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Members of Congress and national education leaders for a press event adding H.R. 865, the Rebuild America's Schools Act, to House Democrats' Moving Forward infrastructure framework. The bill makes a $100 billion investment to help repair and improve the physical and digital infrastructure of public schools across the nation. Below are the Speaker's remarks:

Speaker Pelosi. Thank you all for being here.

Issues:Education

March 2, 2020
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released this statement after the Supreme Court announced that next session, it will step in and hear Republicans' Texas v. U.S. lawsuit seeking to strike down protections for people with pre-existing conditions and the entirety of the Affordable Care Act. The Fifth Circuit had previously sent the case back to district court, which would have prolonged uncertainty over the law.
Issues:Health Care

March 2, 2020

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled to vacate the District Court ruling requiring former White House Counsel Don McGahn to comply with the House's subpoena to testify before Congress:

"Today's split Court of Appeals ruling in the McGahn case does not contradict what the Courts have continued to rule: that the President's claims of ‘absolute immunity' from Congress's subpoenas are false.


March 2, 2020

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the United States reached an agreement with the Taliban that would result in a conditions-based drawdown of U.S. troops from Afghanistan:


March 2, 2020

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement in recognition of Women's History Month:


February 28, 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, everyone.


February 28, 2020

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202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of H.R. 2339, the Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020. Below are the Speaker's remarks:

Speaker Pelosi. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I thank the gentleman for yielding, for his kind words about – calling me a mom, as I – that is the greatest thrill of my life. Now, grandmother as well. Thank you.