Press Releases
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Washington D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Members of the House Democratic Caucus held a press event on the Front Steps of the U.S. Capitol to tell Speaker Ryan: No Bill, No Break, demanding that the Speaker not recess the House without allowing a vote on commonsense gun violence prevention legislation to keep the American people safe. Below are the Leader’s opening and closing remarks:
Leader Pelosi’s Opening Remarks
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement calling on Speaker Ryan not to recess the House before holding a vote on commonsense gun violence prevention legislation, including the ‘No Fly, No Buy’ bill and legislation to strengthen and expand background checks:
“A week after the worst mass shooting in American history, House Republicans continue to put the NRA ahead of their responsibility to keep the American people safe.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after Democrats announced plans to file a discharge petition on legislation providing the President’s full $1.9 billion emergency supplemental appropriations request to fight the Zika virus:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after Democrats announced plans to file a discharge petition on legislation providing the President’s full $1.9 billion emergency supplemental appropriations request to fight the Zika virus:
Contact: Drew Hammill/Evangeline George, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to block consideration of amendments including No Fly, No Buy legislation and provisions to expand and strengthen our background checks system:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today released this statement on the one-year anniversary of the racist act of terrorism that killed nine parishioners at the historic Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C.:
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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. I'm sorry. We had, what, 28 votes? Pretty exciting, right? Thank you all for being here.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today released the following statement on House Republicans’ unveiling of the separation of powers portion of the so-called “A Better Way” agenda:
“The latest plank of House Republicans’ Wrong Way agenda is nothing more than a hollow effort to shift attention away from Republicans’ spectacular and corrosive obstruction.
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Washington D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks today on the House floor in support of the ‘No Fly, No Buy’ legislation. Below are the Leader’s remarks:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after Republicans voted again to block action on H.R. 1076, the bipartisan “No Fly, No Buy” legislation authored by Republican Congressman Peter King:
“The American people want action to keep them safe. But today, Republicans voted again to block the ‘No Fly, No Buy’ bill – allowing suspected terrorists to continue buying deadly firearms right here in America.