Press Releases

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced $320 million in grants under the Affordable Care Act to strengthen the health care workforce. As part of these investments, California will receive more than $32 million to expand the state’s primary care workforce and help low-income individuals advance in careers in the health care sector:

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today following the announcement of a $7.9 million Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) grant for the City and County of San Francisco. Funds were provided as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement this afternoon after President Obama signed the Small Business Jobs Act into law:

“With the President’s signature today, the Small Business Jobs Act will become law, and we will mark a great victory for America’s small businesses. We will cut their taxes, provide them with greater access to credit, and help them create half a million jobs – all without adding a dime to the deficit.

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced today that they will bring The James Zadroga 9-11 Health and Compensation Act to the floor for a vote next week. This bill provides funding for a health initiative to monitor and treat responders and community residents for health conditions related to the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks and compensation for those physically injured by those attacks or by response activities and debris removal.

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined senior Members of Congress and small business owners and advocates at an enrollment ceremony at the Capitol this afternoon to sign H.R. 5297, the Small Business Jobs Act, and send it to President Obama for his signature into law. The House passed the bill earlier this afternoon by a vote of 237 to 187, with only one Republican supporting the measure; the Senate passed the legislation on September 16. Below are the Speaker’s remarks.

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on the new consumer protections in the “Patient’s Bill of Rights” that go into effect today, the sixth month anniversary of the Affordable Care Act:

“The Patient’s Bill of Rights breaks the stranglehold insurance companies have had over our health care decisions and puts power into the hands of the American people, where it belongs.

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi received today the 2010 Alice Award from the National Woman’s Party and the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum. The Alice Award, named after Alice Paul, founder of the historic National Woman’s Party and a leader in the fight for women’s equality, honors a distinguished woman who has made an outstanding contribution in breaking barriers and setting new precedents for women. Below are the Speaker’s remarks as prepared for delivery.

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on President Obama nominating Gene Dodaro as the Comptroller General of the United States. Mr. Dodaro has served as Acting Comptroller General since March 2008, and was recommended to the President by Speaker Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and a bipartisan congressional commission: