Press Releases
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Coleville-sur-Mer, Normandy – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement marking the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon and Pelosi are leading a bipartisan Congressional Delegation to mark the anniversary and today attended a binational ceremony at the American Cemetery at Omaha Beach attended by D-Day veterans and their families at which President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande spoke.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement marking the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, which falls tomorrow:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency announced new actions to cut carbon pollution 30 percent by 2030:
"Climate change is one of the most pressing dangers facing us today. This accelerating crisis threatens our coasts, our crops and our communities – and its damaging and destabilizing effects are already being felt across our nation and around the world.
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San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the announcement that U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl has been released by the Taliban in Afghanistan:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki announced that he would step down from his post:
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San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in celebration of LGBT Pride Month, which begins Sunday:
"As we mark LGBT Pride Month, we celebrate the progress we've made in the fight for equality and renew our commitment to upholding America's most treasured of values: that all men and women are endowed with the unalienable right to pursue happiness, no matter what they look like or who they love.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, joined House Speaker John Boehner, Congressman Chris Smith, and Chinese dissidents and activists for a press event in remembrance of the Tiananmen Square Massacre of 1989. In her remarks, Leader Pelosi paid tribue to the heroes of Tiananmen – Chinese students, workers, and citizens who peacefully assembled to demand the end of corruption and the acceleration of democratic reform. Below are the Leader's remarks:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference today in the Capitol Visitor Center. Below is a transcript of the press conference:
Leader Pelosi. Good morning, everyone. As we all know, as we began Memorial weekend, tragedy struck at UC Santa Barbara. Our thoughts and prayers remain with the families and friends of those who lost loved ones, and with the wounded still fighting to heal and recover, with the students and the entire campus community.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee passed an agriculture spending bill that would allow schools to opt out of nutrition standards requiring that students receive healthy meals. The legislation also makes white potatoes eligible for purchase under the Women Infants and Children (WIC) initiative, despite their weak nutritional value.