Press Releases
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today following the announcement of John A. Perez as the new Speaker of the California State Assembly:
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, other Members of Congress and an American in support of financial regulatory reform, Susan Chapman of New York, held a press conference this afternoon at the Capitol following the House vote on the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The bill passed by a vote of 223 to 202. Below are the Speaker's opening remarks and closing statement:
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the 61st anniversary of the United Nations? Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
?Today, on the 61st anniversary of the United Nations? Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we renew our call to protect and uphold the principles and ideals upon which America was founded.
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after House passage of the fiscal year 2010 Consolidated Appropriations Act, which included a provision that prevents drastic cuts to San Francisco?s federal HIV/AIDS care and treatment funding. The bill passed the House today by a vote of 221 to 202.
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today applauding the inclusion of language in the fiscal year 2010 Consolidated Appropriations Act lifting the ban on federal funding for syringe exchange initiatives to prevent the spread of HIV. The omnibus bill passed the House this afternoon by a vote of 221 to 202.
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the House passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010, which includes the following appropriations bills: Transportation-HUD; Labor-HHS-Education; Commerce-Justice-Science; Military Construction-Veterans Affairs; Financial Services; and State-Foreign Operations. The House passed the bill this afternoon by a vote of 221 to 202, with all Republicans voting no.
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the House passed the Tax Extenders Act of 2009, which will help to create jobs and cut taxes for American middle-class families. The House passed the bill by a vote of 241 to 181.
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after President Obama's speech on job creation and economic growth at the Brookings Institution:
"President Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress share a strong commitment to our top priority: putting Americans back to work.
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the EPA's announcement today that greenhouse gases threaten public health and the environment:
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the November jobs report issued today by the Department of Labor, which showed that 11,000 jobs were lost last month, far fewer than economists had anticipated. And the job losses for September and October were revised downward, showing that the rate of job losses has started to decline - from an average of 673,000 per month in the final three months of the Bush Administration to 87,000 during the past three months.