Press Releases
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in support of a resolution honoring the seven CIA officers killed in Khost, Afghanistan, on December 30, 2009. Below are the Speaker’s remarks.
"I thank the gentleman for yielding and thank him for giving us the privilege to come to the floor to honor the lives, the leadership, the service and sacrifice of the seven CIA officers killed and those who were wounded in Afghanistan on December 30, 2009.
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Washington, D.C – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. His birthday is today but the holiday will be observed on Monday, January 18:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today announcing the inclusion of an additional $92 million for cleanup at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in fiscal year 2010. The fiscal year 2010 Military Construction-Veterans Administration appropriations bill, which was enacted on December 16th, required the Navy to provide Congress with details regarding how it would spend increased cleanup funds within 30 days.
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Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on the announcement by President Obama that he will propose a Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee that would require the largest and most highly leveraged Wall Street firms to pay back taxpayers for the federal assistance provided, so that the TARP program does not add to the deficit:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this afternoon following President Obama’s speech on the disastrous earthquake and ongoing relief efforts in Haiti:
"On behalf of all Members of Congress, I echo President Obama’s message to the Haitian people today: ‘You will not be forsaken. You will not be forgotten.’ In this, your hour of greatest need, America stands with you.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the announcement by Google concerning its business in China:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on the first public hearing being held today by the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on a report issued by the White House’s Council of Economic Advisors finding that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act created or saved up to 2 million jobs, and added between 1.5 and 3 percentage points to the growth in gross domestic product in the final quarter of 2009:
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the earthquake in Haiti:
"The thoughts and prayers of the entire Congress are with the people of Haiti tonight, especially those affected by the earthquake and confronting the destruction of this natural disaster.
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