Press Releases
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the President's request for $3.7 billion in emergency funding to address the surge of unaccompanied children crossing our southern border, and for $600 million to fight wildfires:
Contact: Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced that the economy added 288,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate fell to 6.1 percent. With businesses adding 262,000 jobs, this marks the 52nd consecutive month of private sector job growth:
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San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964:
"The Civil Rights Act stands as one of the great legislative achievements in our history: a pillar of fairness, justice and equality, and a monument to countless acts of courage that brought it into being.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, allowing for-profit corporations to exclude birth control coverage in their employees' insurance plans:
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San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after it was announced that Israeli searchers have found bodies believed to be the three Israeli teens abducted more than two weeks ago:
"The discovery of the bodies of Naftali Fraenkel, Eyal Yifrach, and Gilad Shaar is a heart wrenching end to this search. Their murder is a brutal crime, a nihilist act whose only purpose can be to diminish the prospects of peace.
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San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after President Obama announced he will nominate former Procter & Gamble CEO Robert McDonald to be the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs:
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San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after President Obama announced that Speaker Boehner will refuse to allow a vote on comprehensive immigration reform and that he will use his executive authority to strengthen the border and fix as much of our broken immigration system as possible:
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San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the Harris v. Quinn Supreme Court decision:
"The Harris v. Quinn decision is just the latest attempt to erode the rights of hard-working Americans to come together and bargain for the wages and benefits they've earned.
Contact: Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Contact: Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District approved the final portion of funding for a suicide prevention barrier on the bridge:
"The Golden Gate Bridge is a source of immense pride to San Francisco, but for too many families in our community, it has also been a place of pain. A suicide prevention barrier offers a critical second chance for troubled men and women acting on often impulsive suicidal thoughts.