Press Releases
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Leaders, Committee Chairs, and Members of Congress delivered remarks this afternoon in the Capitol at an enrollment ceremony to sign the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and send it to President Obama for his signature. The House passed the bill on June 30 by a vote of 237 to 192; the Senate passed it this afternoon by a vote of 60 to 39. Below are the Speaker’s remarks.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on a new report from the Economic Policy Institute documenting how unemployment benefits create jobs and strengthen the economy. According to the EPI’s analysis, unemployment benefits were responsible for creating 1.1 million jobs since the recession started, increasing the number of hours worked by those who already have jobs, and adding 1.7 percent to the gross domestic product:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement hailing House passage of S. 1508, the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act. The legislation, which was sponsored in the House by Congressman Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, passed by a voted of 414 to 0 and now heads to President Obama for his signature.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the Administration issued regulations implementing provisions of the Affordable Care Act that provide for free preventive care benefits in new plans. Specifically, the regulations will help make prevention affordable and accessible by requiring new health plans to cover recommended preventive services without charging a deductible, copayment or coinsurance.
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after the President’s Council of Economic Advisers released its quarterly report on the impact of the Recovery Act, finding that the legislation has saved or created as many as 3.6 million jobs so far, and that more than 10 percent of the Recovery Act funds have leveraged significant private investment – with each dollar leveraging three dollars in private investment:
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Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent the following letter today to Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers on a study by the Office of Compliance (OOC) that documents “substantial progress in the reduction of life-safety hazards in congressional buildings.” In her letter, the Speaker asks Mr. Ayers to submit a report by the end of this year on the actions taken to address the remaining House-specific life-safety hazards. She issued the following statement on the letter:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement applauding the Obama Administration’s release of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy:
Monday, July 12, 2010
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered keynote remarks at the Mission Neighborhood Centers (MNC) at Capp Street in San Francisco. MNC received funding in the Recovery Act for its Head Start program, enabling them to continue serving children from low income families. Additionally, MNC has recently hired new 16 employees through the Jobs Now program. Below are the Speaker’s remarks as delivered:
“Good afternoon! Buenas tardes!
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today praising President Obama’s announcement that the Department of Veterans Affairs will start making it easier for veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder to receive critical health and disability benefits and treatment:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement in response to a $6,822,106 grant awarded today to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (Muni) Phelan Loop Bus Facility Project through the Obama Administration’s Livability Initiative: