Press Releases
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on news that the gross domestic product expanded at an annual rate of 3.2 percent in the first quarter of 2010:
"One year after President Bush left our country mired in the most severe economic crisis since the Great Depression, today’s solid growth in GDP, driven by consumer spending, is a sign of progress for our economy and for the middle class.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement regarding the bipartisan, bicameral DISCLOSE Act, a legislative proposal presented by Congressmen Chris Van Hollen, Robert Brady, Mike Castle, Walter Jones, and Senator Charles Schumer in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. FEC:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the House Science and Technology Committee voted last night to update and reauthorize the America COMPETES Act, which seeks to boost America’s competitiveness by strengthening the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today regarding the President’s nomination of San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Dr. Janet Yellen as Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve:
"The nomination of Dr. Janet Yellen for Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve brings pride to San Franciscans. We know well her deep experience and expertise and have great confidence in her abilities to bring smart, sound economic policy to the Fed.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi today released the following statement in response to the announcement that America’s health insurance companies will abandon rescissions policies ahead of schedule:
"Today, America’s largest insurers acted even sooner than the health insurance reform bill we passed required to end the shameful practice of dropping people’s coverage when they get sick.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after Senate Republicans announced they would drop their objections and finally allow debate on Wall Street reform:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement hailing House passage of the bipartisan IMPROVE Acquisition Act, which will save taxpayers $27 billion a year, and the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after Republicans voted this afternoon – for the third consecutive day – to block debate on Wall Street reform in the U.S. Senate:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement in response to UnitedHealthcare’s announcement today that it would implement rescission reforms in the health care bill ahead of schedule:
"Today, UnitedHealthcare became the second major health insurer to take action even sooner than the law requires to end the shameful practice of dropping people’s health coverage when they get sick.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the first meeting today of President Obama’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform:
"President Obama’s fiscal commission is charged with making decisions to rein in our national debt and restore accountability and common sense to our budget. But we must remember how we got here in the first place.