Press Releases
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after House and Senate Leaders reached a budget agreement:
"The bipartisan budget package unveiled last night represents real progress for hard-working families across the country. At long last, we have broken the sequester's stranglehold on our national defense and our investments in good-paying jobs and the future of America.
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Washington D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks today at the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring the Monuments Men, a group of men and women who recovered and protected cultural artifacts during World War II. Below are the Leader's remarks:
"Good afternoon, everyone. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Leader, Mr. Leader.
"For our Speaker, this is his last Gold Medal Ceremony. So, it's an emotional time for many reasons, including that. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for making it so lovely.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued this statement following President Obama issuing a veto of the conference report to H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016:
"Today, as promised, President Obama vetoed Republicans' National Defense Authorization Act. With this veto, the President has stood in strong support of giving our men and women in uniform and our military overall the certainty they need, not Republican budget gimmicks.
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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.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement regarding the Treasury Department's plan for Puerto Rico:
"Today, the Obama Administration proposed a bold package of legislative measures to address the fiscal and public debt challenges faced by Puerto Rico. We must stand with Puerto Rico in restructuring its unsustainable debt burden and growing its economy so that Puerto Ricans can focus on the essential work of investing in a brighter economic future.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the Social Security Administration announced there will be no COLA increase for Social Security in 2016, precipitating large premium and deductible increases for Americans on Medicare Part B:
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San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after President Obama announced 5,500 American troops will stay in Afghanistan after 2016:
"I appreciate the President informing the public this morning about his intentions to maintain a U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan after 2016.