Press Releases
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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. Once again, I state: Show me your budget, show me your values. As a country, our national budget should be a reflection of what is important to us as a nation, what our values are, and how we intend to, in a responsible way, meet the needs of the American people.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the City and County of San Francisco and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) agreed to an anti-displacement strategy. In a letter to Secretary Castro, Leader Pelosi had urged HUD to support one of San Francisco’s key efforts to address housing affordability and tenant displacement.
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Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement in commemoration of Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins today:
“Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the enduring contributions of Latinos throughout the history of the United States. The dreams and energy, cultural, scientific and artistic achievements, innovations and entrepreneurship of our sisters and brothers in the Latino community enrich our nation and honor the motto, ‘E Pluribus Unum’, out of many we are one.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks today on the House floor on House Republicans’ failure to disarm hate and pass commonsense gun safety legislation. Below are the Leader’s remarks:
“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there's a public health emergency in our country. You're thinking of Zika, you're thinking of opioids. Yes, they are public health emergencies. But there is another long-term public health emergency, and that is gun violence.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the House Financial Services Committee held a markup on the so-called “Financial Choice Act,” a bill that would eviscerate the Dodd-Frank Act’s historic Wall Street and consumer protection reforms. House Democrats on the Financial Services Committee were unanimous in opposition to the bill.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the 22nd anniversary of the enactment of the Violence Against Women Act legislation, which President Bill Clinton signed into law on September 13, 1994:
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Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the 2015 U.S. Census Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance report:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks today at the 15th anniversary commemoration of the September 11 terror attacks. Below are the Leader’s remarks:
“Fifteen years ago, we suffered a tragedy that we could not have ever imagined, and witnessed heroism that we will never forget.
“Every September 11 for the past 15 years, Americans have bowed their heads to find comfort in faith, even as we are still rocked by disbelief at the tragedy of that day.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Vice President Joe Biden, Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid and House and Senate Democrats for a press event on the House East Front Steps to urge Republicans to join with Democrats to take meaningful action to confront the urgent, unfinished issues facing the American people. Below are the Leader’s remarks:
“Good afternoon, everyone. House Democrats are honored to be joined by our outstanding Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden.
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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 afternoon everyone. As maybe some of you know, today House and Senate Democrats were joined by Vice President Biden on the steps of the Capitol. We came together to call the Republican Congress to stop putting their special interest agenda ahead of the action to protect the American people.