Press Releases
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on Democrats' continuing actions to re-open government:
"While President Trump threatens to keep the government shut down for 'years', Democrats are taking immediate further action to re-open government, so that we can meet the needs of the American people, protect our borders and respect our workers.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks at a press conference with House Democrats to introduce H.R. 1, For The People Act, a historic reform package to restore the promise of our nation's democracy, end the culture of corruption in Washington, and reduce the role of money in politics to return the power back to the American people. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks with fellow Democratic Congressional leaders following a meeting at the White House. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Good afternoon. We just completed a lengthy and sometimes-contentious conversation with the President. We agree that we will continue our conversations but we all recognize, on the Democratic side, that we really can't resolve this until we open up government and we made that very clear to the President.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the Department of Labor issued its December jobs statement:
"The December jobs statement contains some positive news, yet these gains threaten to slip away because of the Trump Shutdown. A staggering 800,000 hard-working Americans are at risk of losing their paychecks, because the President insists on senselessly holding the American people hostage to his unpopular, ineffective, immoral and expensive border wall.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks at a press conference with House Democratic leaders ahead of a House vote on two bills to end the Trump Shutdown and re-open government. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
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San Francisco – Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement after reports that an eight-year-old boy died on Christmas in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, following the death of seven-year-old Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin earlier this month:
"The tragic death of an innocent child on Christmas Day breaks the hearts of all.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the House passed a bipartisan criminal justice reform bill:
"The bipartisan First Step Act will bring hope, healing and renewal to thousands of lives.
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Washington, D.C – Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi offered a privileged resolution on the Floor of the House of Representatives to keep government open. The resolution was tabled by a 187-170 vote. Below are the Speaker-designate's remarks:
Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616
Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616