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December 2, 2010

Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a photo opportunity in her office this afternoon with Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania and Congressman Joe Barton of Texas on their World Series wagers. Senator Specter presented the Speaker with an enormous block of Hershey’s chocolate and Congressman Barton provided the Speaker with several deep-dish pecan pies from the historic Collin Street Bakery in Corsicana, Texas. Below are their remarks:


December 2, 2010

Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in support of the Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010, which passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 234 to 188. Below are the Speaker’s remarks.


December 2, 2010

Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616

Issues:Education

December 2, 2010

Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616


December 1, 2010

Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in support of S. 3307, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. Below are the Speaker’s remarks.

“Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I thank the Chairman [Mr. Miller] and I thank Congresswoman McCarthy, Chairwoman DeLauro, and Congressman Jim McGovern for their leadership in bringing this important legislation to the floor today.

Issues:Education

December 1, 2010

Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, and senior House and Senate Democrats were joined by jobless Americans at a press conference to protect unemployment insurance benefits for American workers. Below are the Speaker’s opening remarks and closing statement, and additional facts on unemployment insurance:

Speaker Pelosi Opening Remarks:


December 1, 2010

Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in recognition of World AIDS Day:


November 30, 2010

Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this afternoon following House passage of legislation that would provide funding to settle African American farmers’ and Native Americans’ lawsuits against the federal government. The House passed the legislation by a vote of 256 to 152; the Senate passed the bill earlier this month and it now goes to President Obama for his signature into law.


November 30, 2010

Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this afternoon on the bipartisan, bicameral meeting earlier today hosted by President Obama at the White House:

“Today, President Obama brought together the bipartisan leadership of the House and Senate in the spirit of cooperation and seeking common ground. In a productive meeting, he offered a process for resolving the tax issue.


November 30, 2010

Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy, Congressman Jim McGovern and Senator Blanche Lincoln held a press conference call this afternoon to urge House passage of child nutrition reauthorization legislation, which the Senate has already passed. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:

Issues:Education