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Washington D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined House Democrats for a bill enrollment ceremony for H.R. 1327, the Never Forget The Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Okay, good – it is still morning. Good morning, everyone.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of H.R. 397, the Butch Lewis Act. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
I thank you, Chairman Scott, for your leadership on behalf of America's working families. Thank you for your role in bringing this important legislation to the Floor.
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture's proposed rule to eliminate state flexibility in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that would slash food assistance for at least 3 million people and jeopardize access to free school meals for 500,000 low-income students:
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of H.R. 582, the Raise The Wage Act. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I thank the gentleman for yielding. I thank him for his extraordinary leadership, historic, really, giving us this opportunity today to do something very special for the American people, for America's working families.
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement following the announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that the U.S. Forest Service will provide California with the reimbursements required under the existing California Fire Assistance Agreement for expenses resulting from last year's wildfires:
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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 afternoon. Good afternoon.
Yesterday, our country lost a giant of the Court and a clarion voice for justice, equality and the rule of law, Justice John Paul Stevens.
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin today emphasizing the need for a budget caps agreement based on parity and that recognizes the need for additional funding to address the costs of the VA MISSION Act.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the Trump Administration's new asylum rule, which creates unprecedented and impossible hurdles for families seeking asylum and clearly violates the Immigration and Nationality Act: