Press Releases
Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the Trump Administration conducted sweeping raids across Northern California that resulted in the arrest of more than 150 men and women, at least half of whom did not have a criminal record:
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San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the Trump Administration redacted and declassified a memo authored by House Intelligence Committee Democrats, after weeks of undue delay following the unanimous Committee vote to release the memo:
"The release of the House Intelligence Committee Democrats' memo helps set the record straight on Republicans' attempts to obstruct the investigation into the Trump-Russia scandal.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to expedite the Trump Administration's challenge to a lower court ruling blocking implementation of the Trump decision to end DACA:
"Today's Supreme Court action shows that rescinding DACA was not only legally questionable, but also unjust and cruel. The court's action is welcome news, but only Congress can provide the permanent protection our Dreamers need and deserve.
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Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after House Democrats filed a discharge petition to demand a vote on the bipartisan Thompson-King bill to strengthen background checks, closing the dangerous loopholes that allow gun sales without background checks over the internet and at gun shows:
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Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616
San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the Trump Administration issued a proposed rule that would allow states to sell short-term junk health plans that do not cover essential health benefits and can discriminate against Americans with pre-existing conditions:
"Again and again, the Trump Administration has raised Americans' health costs and tried to throw families back to the days of crushing medical bills and insurers discriminating against pre-existing conditions.
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Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the Special Counsel Mueller released new indictments against 13 Russian nationals and 3 Russian entities for violating U.S. criminal laws by knowingly and intentionally conspiring to defraud the United States by interfering with U.S. elections and political processes:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement in recognition of the Lunar New Year: