Press Releases
Contact: Brendan Daly, Pelosi, 202-226-7616 / Sean Brown, Barton, 202-225-2002
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congressman Joe Barton (R-Texas) today announced the details of a friendly wager over the upcoming World Series. As the Members of Congress who represent the San Francisco Giants and Texas Rangers, and as passionate fans of their hometown teams, they are competing for bragging rights.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks at the at the United Steelworkers (USW) International Women’s Conference this afternoon in Pittsburgh, PA. The theme of the conference is “Women of Steel – World of Women.” The conference is designed to enhance the leadership skills of the union’s women. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:
Contact: Brendan Daly, Pelosi, (202) 226-7616; Bill Bagley, Specter, (202) 224-9020
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement in response to the announcement today by U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk that the United States will initiate a Section 301 investigation on the policies of the Chinese government in respect to trade and investment in green technology. On September 28, 2010, a bipartisan group of 181 members of congress sent the attached letter to President Obama calling for this 301 investigation.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after the Treasury Department announced $80 million in Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) grants for the development of affordable housing in low-income communities, as part of its new Capital Magnet Fund. The Treasury Department announced 23 such grants, including $6 million to San Francisco’s Low Income Investment Fund.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on the Seniors Protection Act, introduced by Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Earl Pomeroy of North Dakota.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Pelosi issued the following statement today after Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced $727 million in grants to community health centers across the nation, including more than $4 million to San Francisco’s South of Market Health Center and $91.5 million for California, as part of the Affordable Care Act.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced that the private sector added 64,000 jobs in September, marking the ninth consecutive month of private sector growth, and totaling 863,000 this year:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the announcement that prominent Chinese dissident and activist Liu Xiaobo has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Last year, Liu Xiaobo was sentenced to 11 years in prison for “inciting subversion of state power” after he authored Charter 08, an online petition by Chinese citizens calling on the Chinese government to improve its policies on democracy and human rights:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi today toured the McRoskey Mattress Company, a family-owned San Francisco mattress manufacturer, and discussed the “Make It in America” agenda with owner Robin Azevedo and Mark Dwight, founder of SFMade, which is focused on building San Francisco’s economic base by developing the local manufacturing sector.
“Thank you very much Mark and Robin. It is wonderful to be here with you. It is always wonderful to be home in San Francisco.