Press Releases

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks at the at the 92nd Annual American Legion National Convention this morning in Milwaukee. President Obama and Congress, under Democratic leadership, have taken historic action in support of our troops and veterans. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement tonight after President Obama’s Oval Office address to the nation about the end of our combat mission in Iraq, the drawdown of U.S. forces, and the transition to a civilian-led mission and to full Iraqi responsibility over their own country:

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on the HHS announcement on nearly 2,000 employers across the country being accepted into the Affordable Care Act’s Early Retiree Reinsurance Program, in the first round. Once fully implemented, this program could potentially help hundreds of thousands of Americans aged 55 to 64, who are too young for Medicare, retain the early retiree coverage from their employer that they urgently need:

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the Department of Health and Human Services announced that more than 1 million Medicare beneficiaries have received one-time, tax-free checks of $250 to help pay for prescription drug costs. These checks will continue to be mailed out as seniors enter the ‘donut hole’ prescription drug coverage gap, with an estimated 4 million seniors and people with disabilities receiving this assistance over the next several months:

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San Francisco--Today, Speaker Nancy Pelosi celebrated the 90th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote in the United States, with women small business owners, elected officials and community leaders. Speaker Pelosi shared the podium with Andrea Shorter of the San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women, San Francisco Fire Chief JoAnne Hayes-White, District Attorney Kamala Harris and Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D –San Jose). Speaker Pelosi issued the following statement:

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Congressman George Miller (D-CA), Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, today issued the following joint statement announcing that the U.S. Department of Education approved California’s application to receive $1.2 billion as part of the recently passed Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act, which will fund an estimated 16,500 teacher jobs in California.

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today, ahead of the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which falls on Sunday:

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today to mark Women’s Equality Day and to celebrate the 90th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote:

“On Women’s Equality day, we honor the brave suffragettes who altered the course of history and ushered in a new age of progress for all Americans. These pioneers marched and organized, struggled and sacrificed, for the cause of equality – and in the name of a better life for generations of women and girls yet to come.