Press Releases
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today following House passage of the bipartisan Government Efficiency, Effectiveness and Performance Act, which gives Congress new tools to reduce wasteful and ineffective spending and cut the deficit by assessing the performance of federal agencies. The bill passed by a voice vote:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi today issued the following statement about the announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services of a $250 million investment in strengthening and expanding the primary health care workforce, made possible by health insurance reform. This funding will help train 16,000 new primary care providers over the next five years:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today in response to President Obama’s announcement that BP will set up a $20 billion accountability fund with independent, third-party oversight to pay claims from victims of the BP oil spill, set up a $100 million fund to compensate rig workers, and halt dividend payments this year:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Congressman Gary Peters of Michigan, and Congressman Kurt Schrader of Oregon were joined by small business owners for a press conference this morning in the Capitol to discuss the impact of the Small Business Jobs and Credit and Tax Relief Acts. Below are the Speaker’s opening remarks:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after President Obama addressed the nation from the Oval Office about the response to the BP oil spill, the need to hold BP and Big Oil accountable, the effort to support those affected in the Gulf region, and the need to create a clean energy future:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today following the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announcement of $11 million in digital conversion grants to local public television and radio stations throughout the country, including nearly $2 million for stations in California:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the campers killed in flash floods Thursday in the Albert Pike campground area of western Arkansas. Currently, at least 20 people have died and authorities continue to search for the dozens still missing:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced today that Dr. Robert V. Remini, the House Historian, has chosen to retire from the post on August 31. Dr. Remini has served as Historian for the past five years, having reestablished the office in 2005.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi today issued the following statement on the first meeting of the joint House-Senate conference committee that will complete comprehensive Wall Street reform legislation:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer held a press availability this afternoon following a bipartisan meeting at the White House with President Obama to discuss the oil spill in the Gulf, jobs legislation, financial services reform, and energy legislation. Below is a transcript of the press availability: