Press Releases
Contact: Ashley Etienne/Caroline Behringer, 202-226-7616
Contact: Ashley Etienne/Caroline Behringer, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today released this statement after the President signed several resolutions, passed by Congressional Republicans, including two measures to weaken implementation of the overwhelmingly bipartisan Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and diminishes the Higher Education Act's teacher preparation programs.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today released this statement after the President signed a resolution repealing the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces rule that protected millions of American workers by ensuring government contractors comply with workplace laws, including safety standards, wage and non-discrimination laws:
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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. Good morning, everyone. I was hoping that my grandson Thomas and his brother Paul could shadow me into this room today as they are shadowing me on the Hill. We have many young women from Spelman College also shadowing Members on the Hill today.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi was joined by former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, California Governor Jerry Brown and House Democrats to mark seven years since President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, leading to improved health and economic security for hard-working Americans. Below are Leader Pelosi's remarks.
Leader Pelosi's Opening Remarks:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi testified before the House Rules Committee on the necessity of protecting the Affordable Care Act for the health and economic security of hard-working Americans. Below are Leader Pelosi's opening remarks.
Leader Pelosi's Opening Remarks:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today released this statement following reports of a terrorist attack near the UK Parliament and Westminster Bridge in London that claimed the lives of at least three people and injured others:
"Today, our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, survivors, and people of the United Kingdom. The American people share in the outrage and horror at this brutal terrorist attack in London.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after House Republicans announced the Manager's Amendment to the TrumpCare bill to be made in the Rules Committee:
"Republicans' manager's amendment only confirms that TrumpCare is broken beyond fixing. The amendment shows Republicans are committed to making tens of millions of American families suffer for the sake of handing even bigger tax giveaways to billionaires.
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Washington, D.C. — Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after a new Center for American Progress analysis found that TrumpCare would destroy 1.8 million jobs by 2022:
"As spectacular as the damage is to Americans' health, the disastrous consequences of the Republican bill will ripple through the economy as well. Not only would Republicans' TrumpCare bill destroy the health coverage of 24 million Americans, it will destroy nearly 2 million jobs across America.