Press Releases
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on the one-year anniversary of President Obama signing into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act:
"One year ago, President Obama and Congress took tough action to bring America’s economy back from the brink by giving most Americans the fastest and largest middle-class tax cuts in history, creating and saving jobs, and laying the building blocks for long-term prosperity.
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Johnstown, Penn. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks this morning in Johnstown, Pennsylvania at the funeral of Congressman John Murtha, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, who died last week. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:
"Dr. Stevens, thank you for welcoming us here today and giving us this opportunity to pay our respects to Joyce, to Donna, to John, to Patrick, to Jack’s precious grandchildren and family.
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Washington, DC - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement upon the return of the bipartisan, bicameral delegation from Haiti today:
"Friday, February 12th is a national day of mourning in Haiti. Our House and Senate delegation marked the sad occasion with a moment of silence at the Cathedral in Port-au-Prince.
"In our discussions, we emphasized our commitment to continue to work with the Haitian government as the 2010 hurricane season approaches.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today in recognition of Lunar New Year, which will begin on Sunday, February 14:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after President Obama signed into law Pay-as-you-go legislation. The legislation requires any new spending or revenue reduction to be paid for by an equal amount of spending reduction or revenue increase:
"PAYGO is a critical step on the path toward deficit reduction and fiscal discipline.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on Senate Democrats unveiling late yesterday the first of several job creation bills:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi will join a bipartisan, bicameral Congressional delegation to Haiti.
"I am pleased to be a part of this bipartisan, bicameral delegation to Haiti today," said Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the announcement by Congressman Van Hollen and Senator Schumer of a legislative framework developed to respond to the Citizens United ruling:
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Pelosi Statement on White House Meeting on Job Creation, Deficit Reduction
"I applaud President Obama for bringing together the leaders of Congress – Democrats and Republicans alike – to address the most pressing challenges facing our nation today: creating good-paying jobs for America’s workers and reducing our nation’s deficit.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the passing of Congressman John Murtha, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense:
"Today, with the passing of Jack Murtha, America lost a great patriot. He served our country on the battlefield winning two Purple Hearts and the Bronze Star. He served his country in his community winning the hearts of his constituents and served in the Congress winning the respect of his colleagues.