Press Releases

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Washington, D.C.- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today following the House passage of the Small Business Financing and Investment Act. The legislation will comprehensively reform small business lending programs to spur job creation and meet the needs of American small business. The House passed the bill by a vote of 389 to 32.

Pelosi: 'Today We Are Delivering on the Promise of Making Affordable, Quality Health Care Available for All Americans'

Thursday, October 29, 2009

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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Leaders, Committee Chairs, Members of Congress and Americans who are struggling under the current health care system held a rally on the West Front of the Capitol this morning to unveil H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act. Below are the Speaker's opening remarks.

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Washington, D.C.- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on President Obama signing into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. The legislation deters hate crimes by expanding federal protections and giving state and local law enforcement the tools to prosecute hate crimes based on sexual orientation, race, religion, gender, national origin, disability, or gender identity.

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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on a new series of Administration clean energy announcements, made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, including a $3.4 billion investment in the smart energy grid; the reopening of a former auto manufacturing plant in Delaware in order to produce electric hybrid vehicles; and the first round of awards under the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy (ARPA-E) program.

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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, Congressman Ron Klein, and AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond held a press conference this morning at the Capitol to discuss the immediate closure of the Medicare Part D "Donut Hole" with the health insurance reform legislation pending before Congress. Below are the Speaker's opening remarks, closing statement and a question and answer session:

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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after the House passed the Solar Technology Roadmap Act, which would strengthen the American solar technology industry through a coordinated research and development program and public-private partnerships. The bill passed by a vote of 310 to 106.

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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after attending a ceremony at the White House during which President Obama signed into law the Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act.

"In signing the Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act, President Obama is standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Congress in fulfilling our obligation to make sure that veterans get the care and support they have earned.

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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on President Obama's announcement in Landover, Md. of a package of initiatives that will increase credit to small businesses: