Press Releases
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released this statement in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month:
"Each Hispanic Heritage month, we celebrate the rich and enduring contributions that generations of Latinos and Latinas have made to our country and our history. As military heroes and medical professionals, educators and entrepreneurs, athletes and artists, and public servants and community leaders, our nation's Latinos make America more American.
Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616
Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616
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.
As you know, last night [Senate Democratic Leader] Chuck Schumer and I had a very productive meeting with President Trump, where we agreed to a plan to work out an agreement to protect our nation's DREAMers from deportation.
Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616
Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616
Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616
Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) and Asian American DREAMers for a press conference urging the passage of the bipartisan, bicameral DREAM Act. Below are the Leader's remarks:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the Census Bureau released its report for 2016, finding that the percentage of Americans without health insurance coverage reached an all-time low of 8.8 percent:
Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released this statement on the passing of LGBT rights activist Edith Windsor, the lead plaintiff in the landmark United States v. Windsor court case that struck down the federal definition of marriage as applying only to opposite-sex unions: