Press Releases
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after President Barack Obama signed the Senate health insurance reform legislation into law. The House passed the Senate bill on Sunday by a vote of 219 to 212.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican Leader John Boehner held a press availability this morning with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel prior to their meeting in the Capitol. Below are their remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Good morning.
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Washington, D.C. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Leaders, and Committee Chairs held an enrollment ceremony in the Capitol today to sign the Senate health insurance reform bill and send it to President Obama for his signature into law. Yesterday, the House passed the passed the Senate bill by a vote of 219 to 212. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor tonight in support of historic health insurance reform legislation. The House passed the Senate version of health insurance reform legislation by a vote of 219 to 212. That bill now goes to the President for his signature into law. A second bill, to improve the Senate bill, passed by a vote of 220 to 211 and goes to the Senate. Below are the Speaker’s remarks.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats were joined by President Barack Obama this afternoon for a Democratic Caucus Meeting in the auditorium of the Capitol Visitor Center before tomorrow’s vote on health insurance reform. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:
"Thank you all very much.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the passing of Stewart Lee Udall, former U.S. Secretary of the Interior and father of Senator Tom Udall.
"As the House debates legislation today to restore America’s public lands, it is with great sadness that we have learned that one of the greatest champions in our nation’s history for conservation, Stewart Udall, has passed away.
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Washington, D.C. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman James Oberstar held an enrollment ceremony to sign the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act and send it to President Obama for his signature. This morning, the Senate passed the House version of the HIRE Act, a bipartisan bill that will create and save hundreds of thousands of jobs and strengthen the economy. Below is a transcript of their remarks:
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Washington, D.C. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi hosted President Barack Obama and Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Brian Cowen of Ireland at the Speaker’s annual congressional Saint Patrick’s Day Luncheon in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:
"Thank you all for being here. We come together to celebrate the feast of Saint Patrick. We honor him for his faith and his good work as he is an inspiration to us.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd’s proposal on Wall Street reform:
"Nearly two years after the financial crisis decimated the hard-earned savings, pensions and wealth of millions of American families, the time is long past for meaningful, comprehensive Wall Street reform.