Press Releases
Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement marking the 50th anniversary of the landmark Fair Housing Act of 1968:
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Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616
San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued this statement following reports of a chemical weapons attack by the Syrian regime targeting civilians in Douma, Syria:
"If confirmed, another chemical weapons attack by Bashar al-Assad's regime against its own people would be a war crime of staggering inhumanity. The murder of innocent children violates every standard of morality and our common humanity.
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San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the CBO released a report forecasting annual deficits of nearly $1 trillion or more every year President Trump remains in office:
"The CBO's report exposes the staggering costs of the GOP tax scam and Republicans' contempt for fiscal responsibility. In their craven haste to give corporations and the wealthiest 1 percent massive tax breaks, Republicans saddled our children and grandchildren with trillions of dollars of debt.
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San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after President Trump attacked Special Counsel Mueller's investigation, following raids conducted on his longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen:
"President Trump's disparagement of Special Counsel Mueller's investigation as 'an attack on our country' is a grave reminder of his utter contempt for the rule of law.
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San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the Labor Department announced that the economy created just 103,000 jobs in March:
"March's disappointing jobs report shows that corporations and the wealthiest 1 percent continue to hoard the benefits of the U.S. economy. Powerful special interests are reaping massive windfalls from the GOP tax scam, while workers are denied the raises and good-paying jobs they deserve.
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San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued this statement calling on EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to resign:
"EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's tenure has been a part of the Trump Administration's culture of corruption, cronyism and incompetence. Pruitt must resign.
"Pruitt has displayed a staggering ethical blindness, and his abuses of office are representative of an Administration that uses their powerful positions to enrich themselves and their friends.
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San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on Republicans' balanced budget constitutional amendment, which is expected to be considered by the House of Representatives next week:
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Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616
San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement marking the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: