Press Releases
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after Republicans indefinitely postponed action on House Republicans’ legislation, already rejected by the Senate and written by the gun lobby, that fails to close the terrorist gun loophole:
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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.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after Republicans on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee announced a legislative hearing on the so-called First Amendment Defense Act, which targets LGBT Americans for discrimination:
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San Francisco – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today released this statement following the terrorist attack that killed 20 people, including an American, at a restaurant in Dhaka, Bangladesh:
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San Francisco – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today issued the following statement after the Department of Defense lifted the ban on open service by transgender individuals in the military. On June 10, Leader Pelosi sent a letter to Defense Secretary Ashton Carter reiterating her call for an end to the ban.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the Democratic Members of the Select Committee on Benghazi issued a 339-page report and released all unclassified interview transcripts in their possession:
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Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today released this statement on the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision on marriage equality, which was announced on June 26, 2015:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after Republicans released the tax portion of their ‘Wrong Way’ agenda:
“Once again, Republicans are planning to hand massive tax giveaways to millionaires and billionaires on the backs of hard-working American families.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the Supreme Court ruled in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, upholding the constitutionality of affirmative action initiatives:
“Today’s Supreme Court decision affirms that every American deserves access to a world-class higher education and the ladder of opportunity it provides.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the Supreme Court deadlocked 4-4 on the President’s Immigration Executive Actions:
“The Supreme Court’s deadlock on the President’s Immigration Actions is a disappointing setback for hard-working, law-abiding immigrant families across America. Nevertheless, we are fully committed to ending the terrible fear of separation that hangs over immigrant families.