Press Releases
July 16, 2013
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the Senate voted 66 to 34 to confirm Richard Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Pelosi Announces Congressional Arts Competition Winner from California's 12th Congressional District
July 12, 2013
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi announced today that Man Hei Cheung is the winner of the 31st annual Congressional Arts Competition from California’s 12th Congressional district. Man, a recent graduate of the San Francisco School of the Arts, won this year’s competition with an oil painting entitled "Portrait of a Friend."
July 12, 2013
San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the Republican leadership announced that the House would vote next week for the 38th time to repeal and undermine essential protections of the Affordable Care Act.
Issues:Health Care
July 12, 2013
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that she would be stepping down as Secretary of Homeland Security in August and assuming the post as the next President of the University of California system.
Issues:Education
July 12, 2013
San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement in response to a tragic shooting in which two people lost their lives at the GiftCenter & JewelryMart in the South of Market neighborhood.
July 11, 2013
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference today in the Capitol Visitor Center. Below is a transcript of the press conference.
July 11, 2013
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi took to the House floor today to call on her colleagues to oppose the House Republican Farm Bill. Below are the Leader’s remarks.
July 11, 2013
Leader Pelosi sent a letter to the Chairman of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to highlight critical concerns in need of the board’s immediate review.
July 11, 2013
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after House Republicans passed a farm bill by a vote of 216 to 208. The partisan measure failed to include the provisions from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and passed without a single Democratic vote.
July 10, 2013
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services that it will award $150 million in grants to community health centers across the country to help uninsured Americans enroll in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces.
Issues:Health Care