Press Releases
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
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.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
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.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
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:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Below is a statement from Nadeam Elshami, spokesman for Speaker Nancy Pelosi, on the Congressional Republican agenda, which will be unveiled tomorrow:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after Senate Republicans blocked a motion to open debate on the Defense Authorization bill, which funds critical assistance for our troops, repeals the discriminatory Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, and enacts the Dream Act:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that, on average, Medicare Advantage premiums will decrease by 1 percent in 2011, while benefits remain the same. Moreover, contrary to expectations, CMS reported that enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans is projected to rise 5 percent next year:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on a report from the National Bureau of Economic Research declaring that the Bush recession ended in June 2009:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after President Obama announced the appointment of Harvard professor Elizabeth Warren as Assistant to the President and Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury to oversee the establishment of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a centerpiece of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act passed and signed into law earlier this year:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement after the Senate voted 61 to 38 this afternoon to pass the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act, which creates jobs, cuts small business taxes, and offers a critical source of affordable capital to Main Street businesses: