Press Releases
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 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, which passed the House by a vote of 206 to 160. Below are the Speaker’s remarks.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the House passed the bipartisan Government Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Performance Improvement Act, which offers Congress new tools to reduce wasteful and ineffective spending and cut the deficit by assessing the performance of federal agencies. The Senate passed the bill last week; the House passed it today by a vote of 216 to 139 and it now goes to the President for his signature into law:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the House passed the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. This legislation includes a sweeping overhaul of our nation’s food safety system and works to more effectively prevent, detect, and respond to food-borne illnesses. The Senate passed the bill on Sunday; the House passed this afternoon by a vote of 215 to 144 and it now goes to President Obama for his signature into law:
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 America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, which just passed the House by a vote of 228 to 130. Below are the Speaker’s remarks.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks this afternoon in the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) Auditorium at an enrollment ceremony with Democratic Members of the House and Senate and service members to sign legislation repealing the discriminatory ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy. The House passed the bill last week; the Senate passed it Saturday. The bill now goes to President Obama, who will sign it into law tomorrow. Below are the Speaker’s opening remarks and closing statement.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after the historic vote in the Senate to repeal the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. The House passed this legislation on December 15th, the second time this year the House passed repeal. With the Senate’s vote, will go to the President for his signature into law:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the historic vote in the Senate to invoke cloture on legislation to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this morning in support of a bipartisan House resolution honoring the life and work of Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, who died earlier this week. Below are the Speaker’s remarks.