Press Releases
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the bipartisan legislation to renew emergency unemployment insurance introduced by Congressmen Dan Kildee and Steven Horsford:
"Today, more than 3.1 million Americans have been cut off from the emergency unemployment insurance they rely on to see their families through the crisis of long-term unemployment.
Contact: Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Today, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner urging him to seek bipartisan solutions to the humanitarian crisis at the southern border and calling on him to include Members of the Border Caucus in the process.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee Chris Van Hollen and Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Committee Sander Levin introduced legislation to end corporate expatriations and keep the Highway Trust Fund solvent:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks today at a press conference marking the one-year anniversary of the bipartisan passage of comprehensive immigration reform in the Senate. Below are the Leader's remarks:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks today at the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring former Israeli President Shimon Peres. Below are the Leader's remarks:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Members of Congress and advocates today at a press event calling for action to protect voting rights on the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court weakening key provisions of the Voting Rights Act. In her remarks, Leader Pelosi urged passage of legislation to guarantee equal access to the ballot for all of America's voters, regardless of race. Below are the Leader's remarks:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Chinese lawyer and dissident Chen Guangcheng, and Congressman Christopher Smith (R-NJ) today for a press conference to make public the decision by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on the detention of Chen's nephew, Chen Kegui, by the Chinese government. In her remarks, Leader Pelosi called for the Chinese government to respect the rights of its people by granting Chen Kegui's immediate and unconditional release. Below are the Leader's remarks:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks today at the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring the life and legacy of Dr. & Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr. Below are the Leader's remarks:
"Good afternoon. Thank you all. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for bringing us together in the Rotunda. And just think of it: we're sitting under the gaze of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. and Abraham Lincoln. They're looking at each other directly across the Rotunda. And here we are.
[Applause]
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the introduction of the Protect American Jobs and Exports Act by Congressman Denny Heck (D-WA), a bill to extend the Export-Import Bank charter for seven years:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the President announced new executive measures at the White House Summit on Working Families to expand workplace flexibility for federal employees and improve access to affordable child care for workers in job training programs: