Press Releases
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Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) and heartland House Democrats in highlighting the disastrous effects of the Ryan-McConnell plan to end the state and local tax deduction, raising taxes on families across America. Below are the Leader's remarks:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference today. Below is a transcript of the press conference:
Leader Pelosi Opening Remarks
Leader Pelosi. Good morning, everyone. Let's see how much we can get done in 20 minutes. I'll try to be brief with my answers. I'll try.
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Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Members of Congress, DREAMers, and advocates representing the faith and business communities at a press conference to bring further attention to the ongoing fight to protect DREAMers and pass the bipartisan DREAM Act. Below are the Leader's remarks:
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Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks at the Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee Hearing on Testimony and Proposals on the Opioid Crisis. Below are the Leader's remarks:
Thank you, Mr. Chairman [Michael Burgess]. Thank you, Representative [Markwayne] Mullin for your courtesy. I really came here to listen as well as to convey some thoughts.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released this statement following President Trump's speech on the Ryan-McConnell tax plan in Pennsylvania. The GOP plan to end the State and Local Tax deduction could raise hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania families' tax exposure by an average of more than $11,000.
"Today in Pennsylvania, President Trump pushed the same old trickle-down fairy tale that fills the pockets of the richest while abandoning hard-working Americans.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released this statement after the Trump Administration announced plans to roll back the Clean Power Plan, a landmark Obama-era initiative to address the global climate crisis:
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San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the Department of Labor announced that the economy lost 33,000 jobs in September:
"The devastation of the hurricanes has laid bare the corrosive effect of the Republican Congress' total refusal to act on jobs and wages for working families.