Press Releases
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Washington, D.C – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, other Democratic Members of Congress and advocates to introduce the 2018 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act [VAWA]. Below are the Leader's remarks:
Leader Pelosi Opening Remarks.
Leader Pelosi. Thank you. Let us once again acknowledge the great leadership of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee in putting all of this together.
[Applause]
Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616
Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released this statement after House Republicans released a 2-page framework of promises for the second wave of their GOP Tax Scam for the rich:
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Washington, D.C – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Members of the House and Senate and health care advocates for a National Council on Independent Living press conference. Below are the Leader's remarks:
Leader Pelosi. Good afternoon everyone. I'm delighted to be up here today. This community did more to educate the American people about what was wrong about what the Republicans were doing, trying to overturn the Affordable Care Act.
Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616
Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after Republicans blocked a bipartisan ZTE sanctions provisions from being included in the defense bill:
"After all their posturing, Republicans chose to fold and cravenly sell out America's workers and national security. Our government should be using every tool at hand to hold ZTE, a known sanctions violator and cyber-security threat, accountable.
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Detroit – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, other Democratic Members of Congress, Teamsters General President Jimmy Hoffa and other union leaders for a townhall meeting in Detroit on the urgent need to take action to protect pensions. Below are the Leader's remarks:
Leader Pelosi. Thank you all for coming. This is a listening session, so my colleagues and I are looking forward to hearing from you. But we've been hearing from you in many forms for a very long time.