Press Releases

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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks today at House Democrats’ Steering & Policy Committee hearing entitled 'The Zika Public Health Crisis: the Urgent Need for the President’s Emergency Funding Request’. 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 held her weekly press conference today. Below is a transcript of the press conference.

Leader Pelosi. Good morning, good morning. I guess none of you stayed up late to watch the Golden State Warriors win again, 125 points. High scoring game. Nice work by Portland, 121 points, very high scoring. But that ends that series. I don't know, basketball that starts at 10:30 at night is getting a little late.

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Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today marking Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day:

“Today we celebrate the ingenuity, tenacity, and boundless courage of a proud nation. For 68 years, the State of Israel has grown and blossomed. Through the beautiful commitment to the arts and sciences, technology and medicine, Israel’s innumerable gifts to the world fosters our shared hope for a better future.

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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the White House announced President Obama will be the first-sitting president to visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. With her visit as Speaker in 2008, Pelosi is currently the highest-ranking American official to have gone to Hiroshima.

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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the Treasury Department announced its decision on the Central States Teamsters Pension Plan Fund:

“Protecting retirees and strengthening the economic security of working families is a core priority for House Democrats.

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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced that the economy added 160,000 jobs in April. With businesses adding 171,000 jobs last month, April represents the 74th consecutive month of private sector job growth.

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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day:

“Each Holocaust Remembrance Day, we reflect on the memories of millions of men, women and children murdered for who they were and what they believed. We pay tribute to the stories of the dead and those who survived. In their name, we renew our vow to never forget, never stand silent, and never again permit such ghastly hate to grow in our world.

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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement in honor of Cinco de Mayo today: