Press Releases
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Contact: Speaker's Press Office, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of H.R. 1585, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I thank the gentlewoman for her leadership in presenting this important amendment to the Violence Against Women Act.
I thank the distinguished Chairman of the Committee for his leadership in bringing this VAWA reauthorization to the Floor.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement announcing a victory for California veterans after the IRS issued new guidance clarifying the use of tax exempt bonds to finance housing projects—preserving financing for nearly 800 units for veterans in California this year alone:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released this statement after the House voted to adopt freshman Congressman Colin Allred's H. Res. 271, a resolution condemning the Trump Administration's assault on people with pre-existing conditions and affordable health care in the courts, and calling on the Department of Justice to reverse its position in the Texas v. U.S. lawsuit. 185 Republicans voted against the resolution:
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Washington D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined House and Senate Democrats on the steps of the Supreme Court for a press event to highlight House and Senate resolutions calling on the Trump Administration to halt its assault on Americans' health care in the courts. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. 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. Res. 271, calling for the Department of Justice to reverse its position in the Texas v. U.S. lawsuit and instead defend protections for people with pre-existing conditions and all Americans' health care. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement in honor of César Chávez Day, which commemorates the civil and labor rights leader's birthday, March 31, 1927:
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the Trump Administration's request for the authority to deport unaccompanied migrant children more quickly and also to hold families seeking asylum in detention until their cases are decided:
"The House is deeply concerned about this request, which seeks to fully revive the Administration's horrific and immoral family incarceration and family separation plans.