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July 26, 2013

Contact: Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and 153 Members of the House Democratic Caucus sent the following letter to President Barack Obama today following the consideration of the Amash-Conyers amendment, which would have restricted the operations of the National Security Agency. The letter calls on President Obama to work with Congress to examine the operations of the NSA and consider amendments to existing law that strengthen the balance between our national security and Americans’ civil liberties.


July 26, 2013

Contact: Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after House Republican leaders announced that the floor schedule for next week would include the 40th vote to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act, while refusing to bring any jobs bills up for consideration:

Issues:Health Care

July 25, 2013

Contact: Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616

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.

Yesterday, President Obama gave an address to the nation in which he put forth ideas to grow our economy and create jobs, upholding the principle, shared by House Democrats, that you grow the economy best from the middle out, rather than the top down.


July 25, 2013

Contact: Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in response to a new report from the Institute of Medicine which determined that, out of 306 regions in the United States, San Francisco has the 9th lowest Medicare spending, spending $153 less than the national average on a beneficiary per month.

Issues:Health Care

July 24, 2013

Contact: Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after President Obama delivered a speech, “A Better Bargain for the Middle Class,” at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois.

Issues:Education

July 24, 2013

Contact: Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks at on the House floor today to call on Speaker Boehner and House Republicans to bring forth a jobs bill that benefits the middle class and the American people. Below are the Leader’s remarks:


July 19, 2013

Contact: Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today marking the one-year anniversary of the shooting in an Aurora movie theater that took the lives of 12 innocent victims. The anniversary falls tomorrow.


July 19, 2013

Contact: Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616

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. Looking at the clock just to see as to whether it's still morning, and whether on this Friday afternoon in the summer you all would be free of this press conference to go on with the weekend events.


July 19, 2013

Contact: Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today to mark the 165th anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention, the first women’s rights convention that addressed women in social, economic, and political life.


July 18, 2013
Today, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), Congresswoman Donna Edwards (D-MD), and House Democratic women were joined by a coalition of American women, and women’s advocacy groups to announce: When Women Succeed, America Succeeds: An Economic Agenda for Women and Families.