Press Releases
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Chairman Emeritus John Dingell, and Congressman Fred Upton held a press conference yesterday afternoon at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Below are their remarks, followed by a brief question and answer session.
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi will lead a Congressional Delegation to Detroit for the North American International Auto Show on Monday, January 11, 2010.
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the December jobs report issued today by the Department of Labor.
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this evening on President Obama's remarks on strengthening intelligence and aviation security in response to the attempted terrorist attack on Christmas Day:
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a brief press availability with Chairman Charles Rangel, Chairman Henry Waxman, Chairman George Miller, and Chairwoman Louise Slaughter following their meeting this afternoon with President Obama at the White House to discuss health care legislation. The following is a partial transcript due to an incomplete audio recording.
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Leaders, and Committee Chairs held a press availability this afternoon in the Capitol following a Democratic leadership meeting to discuss health care legislation. Below is a transcript:
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Pelosi released the following statement in response to the decision by Chinese authorities to sentence prominent Chinese activist Liu Xiaobo to eleven years in prison for "inciting subversion of state power." Liu Xiaobo was an original author of Charter 08, an online petition by Chinese citizens calling on the Chinese government to improve their policies on democracy and human rights. Charter 08 has over 8,000 signatures of Chinese citizens.
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement this morning on the Senate voting 60 to 39 to pass historic health insurance reform legislation:
"Today's vote in the United States Senate brings us closer to providing quality, affordable health insurance to every American. I commend Senator Reid for his strong leadership in passing this bill, which takes a critical step on behalf of the health and security of all Americans.
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Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer issued the following joint statement today on news that the Senate will move forward with historic health insurance reform legislation: