Press Releases

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Majority Whip James Clyburn, and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander Levin held a press conference this afternoon following House passage of the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010. The legislation will help create or save more than 1 million American jobs, close tax loopholes and enforce corporate accountability, and provide tax relief for middle-class families. Below is a transcript of the press conference:

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in support of H.R. 4213, the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, which passed the House this afternoon. Below are the Speaker’s remarks.

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I thank the distinguished chairman for his recognition and also his job he has done to bring this bill to the floor today—the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act.

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor tonight in support of an amendment to the Defense Authorization Act that calls for a repeal of the discriminatory Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy. The amendment passed in the House by a vote of 234 to 194. The vote on this policy comes after the first Harvey Milk Day in California and before the celebration of Memorial Day on Monday. Below are the Speaker’s remarks.

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released this statement following President Obama’s press conference on the catastrophic British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. At the news conference, President Obama announced tough and appropriate new restrictions on deepwater drilling, the suspension of oil exploration efforts off the northern coast of Alaska, and the cancellation of lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Virginia, among other efforts.

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Barbara Kennelly of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, and Dr. Ben Williamowsky of Silver Spring, Md., a Medicare recipient, held a news conference today to discuss benefits of and misconceptions about the Affordable Care Act and Medicare.

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a brief press availability this morning with President Giorgio Napolitano of Italy prior to their meeting in the Capitol. Below is a transcript of the press availability:

Speaker Pelosi. Good morning. It is a personal and an official privilege for me to welcome the President of Italy to the United States Capitol. He is recognized as a great leader, not only in his own country but throughout the world.

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks this afternoon at a Congressional awards reception for the National Breast Cancer Coalition’s (NBCC) Annual Advocacy Training Conference in the Russell Senate Office Building. The Speaker was presented with the Public Policy Leadership Award. Below are the Speaker’s remarks as prepared:

"Thank you, Fran [Visco] for your kind introduction and for the honor of this award.

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congresswoman Nita Lowey and Senator Patrick Leahy, House and Senate Chairs of the Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, held a brief press availability this afternoon with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia prior to their meeting in the Capitol. Below is a transcript of the press availability: