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January 25, 2019

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats held an enrollment ceremony for legislation to re-open government. Below are the Speaker's remarks:


January 24, 2019

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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. Is it still morning? Yes. It's been a long morning, started last night. Good morning. Thank you all for being here.

As you know, last night the President accepted the fact that the State of the Union address should be at a time when we can talk about the state of the Union when government is not shut down.


January 23, 2019

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent the following letter today to President Trump regarding the State of the Union address. Throughout the shutdown, now 33 days in, Democrats have repeatedly voted to re-open government so that federal workers can pay their bills, government services will be available to the American people, and the nation's economy will not be damaged further.


January 22, 2019

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Issues:Health Care

January 22, 2019

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January 21, 2019

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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which is observed annually as a national day of service on the third Monday of January in honor of the civil rights leader's birthday on January 15, 1929:


January 21, 2019

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January 17, 2019

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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. Votes on the Floor. That's the tyranny of the bell, as I call it. When the bells ring we have to be there, and when the Members are there that's a very important time for us.


January 16, 2019

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent the following letter today to President Trump suggesting that the State of the Union address to a Joint Session of Congress be delayed until government re-opens.


January 16, 2019

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor Bobby Scott and other congressional leaders to unveil the Raise the Wage Act, which would gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2024 and give roughly 40 million Americans a raise. Below are the Speaker's remarks:

Speaker Pelosi. Good afternoon, everyone. For The People, that was our theme in the election and here we are gathered in the Rayburn Room for the people.