Press Releases
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks today at an event celebrating the 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid. Below are the Leader's remarks:
"Good afternoon, everyone. As Doris [Matsui] was speaking, I was looking around the room to see if my daughter was here to hear those wonderful words.
[Laughter]
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Washington, D.C.– Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today in support of alettersigned by 125 Members of Congress urging Secretary of State John Kerry to institute equal treatment for LGBT Foreign Service Officers:
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Washington, D.C.– House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was signed into law on July 26, 1990:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the sixth anniversary of the date the federal minimum wage increased to $7.25 an hour:
"In 2007, a Democratic Congress came together with President Bush to raise the minimum wage and strengthen working families. Thanks to this bipartisan achievement, the federal minimum wage increased to $7.25 an hour on this day in 2009.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks today at the press conference introducing the Equality Act of 2015, an historic, comprehensive LGBT non-discrimination bill that ensures all Americans have the same basic protections under the law. Below are the Leader's 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, everybody.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today, marking the fifth anniversary of President Obama's signing of the landmark Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks today at a press conference calling for substantive action to protect and restore voting rights. Below are the Leader’s opening and closing remarks:
Leader Pelosi’s Opening Remarks:
“Good afternoon. As you all know, I am sure, August 6th marks the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act – the signing of the bill that is one of the most consequential pieces of legislation in our nation’s history.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks today at Generation Progress' "Make Progress" National Summit. Below are the Leader's remarks:
"Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for your wonderful welcome. Thank you, Robert, for your kind and generous words of introduction. Thank you for leadership. Robert Fisher is Oxford-bound, where we know he will take his ‘change maker' attitude from Chattanooga to throughout the globe. Thank you, Robert Fisher, for being who you are.