Press Releases
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House and Senate Democratic leaders held a brief press availability this afternoon following the bipartisan meeting on health insurance reform hosted by President Obama at Blair House. Below are the Speaker’s opening remarks and answer to one question:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered closing remarks at Blair House this afternoon during the bipartisan meeting on health insurance reform hosted by President Obama. Below are the Speaker’s closing remarks:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered opening remarks at Blair House this morning during the bipartisan meeting on health insurance reform hosted by President Obama. Below are the Speaker’s opening remarks:
On Urgent Need for Health Insurance Reform:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this evening during a Special Order hour paying tribute to the life of Congressman John Murtha, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. 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 on Michael Tilson Thomas, Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony, who will be awarded the National Medal of Arts tomorrow by President Barack Obama. Speaker Pelosi nominated Thomas for the honor.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor today in support of H.R. 4626, the Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act, which passed by a overwhelming bipartisan vote of 406 to 19. Below are the Speaker’s remarks.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on new reforms to the credit card industry that take effect today under the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act of 2009 (Credit CARD):
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on President Obama’s health insurance reform proposal, which was released this morning in advance of Thursday’s bipartisan meeting on health reform:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the President Obama’s announcement for funding from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to help support homeowners in California, Nevada, Arizona, Florida, Michigan:
"President Obama’s announcement is an encouraging step in the effort to stabilize our nation’s housing markets, help unemployed homeowners, and bring relief to many families hardest hit by the recession.