Press Releases
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 released the following statement on the Emergency Border Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, which passed the House last night:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the House passed H.R. 5822, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations for FY 2011, which will provide funding for quality medical care for veterans and the construction of facilities for training and housing our military.
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 released the following statement today after the House passed S. 1789, the Fair Sentencing Act. The legislation reduces the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine and increases criminal penalties for serious drug offenders. The bill now goes to the President’s desk for his signature into law:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Leaders, and House Democrats held a press event this morning on the House Steps of the Capitol to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Social Security Act, which President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law on August 14, 1935. Below are the Speaker’s opening remarks and closing statement.
Speaker Pelosi Opening Remarks:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks at the 72nd annual legislative–political conference for the Communications Workers of America (CWA) this morning at the Washington Hilton. This year’s theme is: “A New Path for Challenging Times.” Below are the Speaker’s remarks as prepared for delivery.
“Thank you, Larry, for your generous introduction and for your leadership in building coalitions and leading the fight for progress nationwide.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the House introduction of the oil spill response package, which will be considered on the floor later this week. The package includes: the revised Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act, estimated by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office to reduce the deficit by $5.3 billion over the next five years; and the Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after Senate Republicans blocked passage of the Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in recognition of Congressman Jim Langevin of Rhode Island, who became the first Member in a wheelchair to preside over the House of Representatives. Below are the Speaker’s remarks.