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October 17, 2018

Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after Senator McConnell announced the GOP's plans to renew efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act if Republicans hold Congress next year:

Issues:Health Care

October 16, 2018

Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested slashing Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security because of the ballooning deficits created by the GOP Tax Scam:

"Like clockwork, Republicans in Congress are setting in motion their plan to destroy the Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security that seniors and families rely on, just months after they exploded the deficit by $2 trillion with their Tax Scam for the rich.

Issues:Health Care

October 15, 2018

Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued this statement following a report by the Trump Administration's own Treasury Department that the U.S. budget deficit rose 17 percent to $779 billion in FY2018, the highest level since 2012, due to the deficit-increasing consequences of the GOP Tax Scam:


October 12, 2018

Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616


Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued this statement following widespread destruction of Hurricane Michael throughout the southeastern U.S., which has claimed the lives of at least 11 individuals:


October 10, 2018

Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616


October 9, 2018

Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616

San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the Trump Administration directed the EPA to remove barriers to sales of fuel containing 15 percent ethanol nationwide and year-round:


October 9, 2018

Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616

San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement marking one year since President Trump repealed the Clean Power Plan, a landmark Obama-era initiative to address the global climate crisis:


October 8, 2018

Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616


October 5, 2018

Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the Department of Labor reported that the economy created a disappointing 134,000 jobs, the worst performance since last September, and that workers' wages increased at roughly the same pace as inflation in September:

"Beneath the September jobs numbers, middle class families across America are struggling to keep their heads above the rising costs of health care, prescription drugs, and everyday living expenses.