Press Releases

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San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this morning on Governor Romney’s selection of Congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate:

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Washington, D.C. - Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on yesterday's shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin:

"Our thoughts and prayers rest with the families, friends, and loved ones of those killed in Oak Creek yesterday. And we wish a speedy and successful recovery to those injured in this attack.

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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of S&P’s downgrade of America’s credit rating, which falls on Sunday, August 5th:

“One year ago, Republicans manufactured an unnecessary and dangerous debt limit crisis that resulted in our country’s first-ever credit downgrade – weakening consumer confidence, undermining job growth, and injecting uncertainty into our economy.

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Washington, D.C. - Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced that the economy added 163,000 jobs and the unemployment rate rose to 8.3 percent in July. With private businesses adding 172,000 jobs, this marks the 29th consecutive month of private sector job growth:

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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after Senate Republicans blocked consideration of the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, a bill to protect our nation from cyber attacks:

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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. So here we are, this day before we leave for the August district work period. I think I see a sign of enthusiasm for that departure in this room.

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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the House floor today calling on House Republicans to address challenges facing Americans rather than head out of town. Below are the Leader’s remarks:

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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Ed DeMarco, refused to allow Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac to offer mortgage principal write-down relief for underwater homeowners, despite an analysis from his own agency demonstrating that such action would save Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac $3.6 billion, save taxpayers a net of $1 billion, and help 500,000 homeowners stay in their homes: