Press Releases
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:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
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:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
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
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
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!
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
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:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
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:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in recognition of the 75th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama:
Congresswoman Pelosi presents the Inaugural Lantos Human Rights Prize to the Dalai Lama.
“Today marks the 75th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Tibetans inside and outside Tibet, along with Tibetan supporters all around the world, will be celebrating this occasion and honoring a man of peace and wisdom.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Charleston, West Virginia – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks today in Charleston, West Virginia at the funeral of Senator Robert C. Byrd, who died earlier this week. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the report that the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in a year and the private sector added 83,000 jobs in June, while the economy lost 125,000 jobs overall:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on her vote in support of a bipartisan amendment sponsored by Congressman Jim McGovern, Chairman David Obey and Congressman Walter Jones. The amendment would have provided Congress with the most up-to-date information on Afghanistan, but was not adopted by the House as part of the FY2010 Supplemental Appropriations bill.