Press Releases
Contact: Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement to mark the third anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. FEC, which overturned a century of common-sense campaign finance laws and allowed unlimited corporate and special interest donations into our political campaigns. The anniversary falls on Monday, January 21:
Contact: Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi announced a series of senior staff changes today with the departure of her Chief of Staff for 8 years, John Lawrence. Today, Pelosi named Nadeam Elshami as her new Chief of Staff and George Kundanis as Deputy Chief of Staff with an expanded role and responsibilities, while promoting Diane Dewhirst to Deputy Chief of Staff and Drew Hammill to Communications Director and Senior Advisor, replacing Elshami.
Contact: Kevin Smith, Michael Steel,
Brendan Buck (Boehner), 202-225-0600
Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill (Pelosi), 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker John Boehner and Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today announced joint appointments to the board of the Office of Congressional Ethics.
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after President Obama announced a series of proposals to prevent and reduce gun violence, implementing 23 executive actions and calling on Congress to take a series of steps to ban military-style assault weapons, ban high-capacity assault magazines, strengthen our background check system, and address a series of other challenges:
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after President Obama held his final press conference of his first term:
“President Obama is correct – Republicans must not threaten the full faith and credit of the United States. America always pays its bills, and Republicans should not use veterans, seniors, small businesses, public safety, or the stability of our housing and stock markets as leverage.
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after Secretary Hilda Solis announced that she would be stepping down from her post at the Department of Labor:
“Secretary Hilda Solis has established an extraordinary record as an unflinching advocate for American workers, a dedicated leader for the equality of women in the workplace, a critical voice for Democrats in Congress, and a bold leader in President Obama’s administration.
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi announced today that the Democratic Caucus had approved recommendations for a series of new appointments of Members of Congress to seats on key House committees in the 113th Congress.
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/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:
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. - Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced that the economy added 155,000 jobs and the unemployment rate remained at 7.8 percent in December. With private businesses adding 168,000 jobs, this marks the 34th consecutive month of private sector job growth: