Press Releases
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in support of legislation to repeal the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which passed the House by a vote of 250 to 175. To watch the Speaker’s floor speech, click here. 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 introducing H.Res. 1760, a resolution of the House of Representatives congratulating the San Francisco Giants on their 2010 World Series Championship victory.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after a District Court judge in Virginia ruled one provision of the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. The judge refused to freeze implementation of the law during the appeals process, meaning Americans already benefitting from health insurance reform – or set to benefit soon – will not be affected:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after she attended a ceremony this morning where President Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. This bipartisan legislation will improve the quality of meals students eat at school, increase the number of healthy meals available to needy children, and provide the first real boost in the federal reimbursement rate for school lunches in more than 30 years:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement this evening on the passing of Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan:
“With the passing of Ambassador Holbrooke, our country has lost a brilliant and respected diplomat. He was a strong fighter for peace throughout the world and an advocate of American values at the United Nations.
“All of us who have worked with him admired his great intellect and tenacity to resolve conflict.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Oslo, Norway – Speaker Nancy Pelosi toured the Nobel Peace Center and Museum today following the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony at Oslo City Hall.
At the conclusion of her tour, Speaker Pelosi spoke with reporters.
Below are the Speaker’s remarks.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after the House voted 409 to 2 to pass the Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act, which ensures seniors and military families will be able to continue seeing their doctors. This bipartisan bill blocks the 25 percent cut in Medicare payments to doctors, scheduled for January 1, through 2011. The Senate passed this legislation yesterday 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 issued the following statement today on a voice vote by the House Democratic Caucus this morning to reject the tax proposal as currently written:
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Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement tonight after a vote to advance the Defense Authorization bill, which repeals the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, failed in the Senate.
“The failure of the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal, as part of the Defense Authorization bill, on a procedural vote in the Senate is a serious disappointment to the many who have worked so hard to close the door on a fundamental unfairness.