Press Releases
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the House passage of H.R. 5297, the Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010, which the House passed by a vote of 241 to 182:
"America's small business owners are the backbone of our economy. With this legislation, we are helping to ensure they have what they need to be the engine of our recovery.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Republican Leader John Boehner, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, Congressman John Lewis, Senator Blanche Lincoln, and Members of Congress held an unveiling ceremony for plaques to recognize the contributions of enslaved African Americans in the construction of the United States Capitol this afternoon in the Rayburn Room of the Capitol. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced today that Claire Kowalewski Marsh is the winner of the 29th annual Congressional Arts Competition from California’s 8th Congressional district. Claire, a rising senior from San Francisco’s School of the Arts, won this year’s competition with an oil painting entitled "Blue Bottle."
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:
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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:
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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: