Press Releases
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San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the San Francisco Giants won the World Series title in a 4 – 3 victory over the Detroit Tigers:
"Tonight, San Francisco celebrates as our Giants have once again made us the proudest city in baseball. As our team brings the second World Series victory to our hometown, we celebrate them for their excellence at America's game. The San Francisco Giants have once again made us proud.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Congressman John Dingell, Congressman John Conyers, Congressman Sandy Levin, and Congressman Hansen Clarke today announced the details of a friendly wager over the upcoming World Series. As Members of Congress who represent the San Francisco Giants and the Detroit Tigers, and as passionate fans of their hometown teams, they are competing for bragging rights.
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the Committee on House Administration reported that, over the past fifteen months, Speaker Boehner has racked up nearly $1.5 million in taxpayer-funded legal bills to an outside law firm to defend the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). To date, Speaker Boehner’s legal team has lost all five DOMA cases decided in federal courts:
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San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the passing of former Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter:
"For three decades, Senator Arlen Specter served the people of Pennsylvania with independence, toughness, determination and an unflinching devotion to the best interests of his constituents and our country.
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San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks at the San Francisco Latino Heritage Month Celebration and Awards Ceremony at San Francisco City Hall honoring Chuck Ayala, the founder of Centro Latino de San Francisco, with the Dolores Huerta Lifetime Achievement Award. Below are the Leader’s remarks:
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Washington, D.C. – Ranking Democratic Committee Members today called on GOP Committee Chairs to return to Washington to address the urgent needs of the American people to create jobs, guarantee economic certainty with the extension of middle class tax cuts, pass a bipartisan Farm bill, reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, and achieve a balanced solution to the fiscal cliff.
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San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the passing of Mervyn Dymally:
"For more than 50 years, Mervyn Dymally was a force in California and national politics.
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San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after Dr. Shinya Yamanaka was awarded the Nobel Prize this morning for his innovative work on cellular reprogramming at the Gladstone Institute and University of California San Francisco: