Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi announced she is appointing Dr. Kathleen Sullivan Alioto, Dr. George French and Mr. Ralph Wolff to the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI). NACIQI advises the Secretary of Education on matters related to higher education accreditation, and its primary function is to provide recommendations to the Secretary concerning whether accrediting agencies' standards are sufficiently rigorous and effective.

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after Republican Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price released House Republicans' budget resolution for the coming fiscal year:

"Our budgets are nothing less than a statement of our values. Republicans' values are clear: big tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy and no concern for the challenges faced by hardworking Americans.

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today released the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services announced that 16.4 million uninsured Americans have gained health insurance coverage since the Affordable Care Act became law nearly five years ago on March 23, 2010:

"Today's report is just the latest evidence that the Affordable Care Act is working. Thanks to this historic law, more than 16 million previously uninsured Americans now have quality, affordable health coverage.

San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published the final rule in the Federal Register expanding the Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries off the northern California Coast:

Selma – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today released this statement while on a pilgrimage led by Congressman John Lewis commemorating the series of marches in Selma, Alabama that led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965:

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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement after attending oral arguments for King v. Burwell at the Supreme Court today:

"The text of the Affordable Care Act is clear: premium tax credits are available to all eligible Americans, regardless of where they live. The ACA is structured and designed to provide access to quality, affordable health coverage for every American, everywhere.

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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement regarding the American Prosperity Agenda released by the New Democrat Coalition. Leader Pelosi joined a lunch meeting of New Democrats earlier this afternoon.

"The New Democrats are a strong entrepreneurial voice within our Caucus, bringing innovation and energy to House Democrats' work to create prosperity for every American family.