Press Releases
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Ramstein Air Base, Germany — Speaker Nancy Pelosi wrapped up a four-day Congressional Delegation to the Middle East and Afghanistan today by meeting with troops and visiting wounded warriors in Germany.
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on the nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan by President Obama to serve as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court:
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Kabul, Afghanistan - Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a Congressional Delegation to the Kandahar Province in Afghanistan today, where they received a briefing from the commander of the South Region of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
To honor women on Mother's Day, the delegation then went to Qalat, in the province of Zabul, where they had a working lunch with female troops, and U.S. AID and non-governmental personnel who work with Afghan women.
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Kabul, Afghanistan – Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a Congressional Delegation to Afghanistan, where they met today with U.S. Forces and were briefed by U.S. Ambassador Karl Eikenberry and General Stanley McChrystal, commander of the International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan.
The delegation met tonight in Kabul with President Hamid Karzai to discuss the political and security situation in Afghanistan.
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Doha, Qatar -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a Congressional delegation to Qatar today, where the Members will visit the commanders and service members stationed at the Al Udeid Air Base outside of Doha. Qatar serves as a base for U.S. CENTCOM Forward Headquarters, which oversees military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Pelosi will also meet with His Highness Emir Sheikh Hama Bin Khalifa Al-Thani to discuss U.S.-Qatari relations and security challenges throughout the region.
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on news that the economy added 290,000 jobs in April – the largest gain since March 2006:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in recognition of Jewish American Heritage Month, which is celebrated throughout the month of May:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today following passage of the Home Star Energy Retrofit Act, providing incentives for consumers to make their homes more energy efficient. The bill passed by a vote of 246 to 161.
"Today, the House took another step forward to create good-paying, American jobs that cannot be outsourced, to lower energy costs for consumers, and to build our clean energy economy.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski’s announcement of a legal framework to respond to the Comcast decision: :
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Pelosi delivered remarks at a "Health Care Thank You Rally" for workers and union leaders today in the Longworth Fountain Plaza. Congressional leadership addressed union activists who advocated for the health care law. Below are the Speaker’s remarks: :