Press Releases
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
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:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
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.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
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:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
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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Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
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.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616