Press Releases
Pelosi Statement on VA Issuing Emergency Checks to Veterans Awaiting College Benefits
Monday, September 28, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Pelosi Statement on Passing of Gap Founder Donald Fisher
Monday, September 28, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on the passing of Gap founder and philanthropist Donald Fisher:
Pelosi Statement on Iran's Covert Nuclear Facility
Friday, September 25, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today concerning revelations that Iran has built a covert facility for uranium enrichment:
â€Å"Iran's effort to conceal a major nuclear facility sends a clear signal that the regime has not worked in good faith to eliminate the threat of nuclear weapons in the Middle East and around the world.
Pelosi Statement on Recovery Funds Allocated to SFO International Airport
Friday, September 25, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement in response to the $11 million granted to the San Francisco International Airport under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act:
Pelosi Remarks at CHC Reception for Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi will deliver brief remarks at a reception this evening hosted by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute to honor Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Below are the Speaker's remarks as prepared for delivery:
â€Å"Thank you, Chairwoman [Nydia] Velazquez, for your introduction and for your leadership of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
Pelosi Statement on House Passage of Extension of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the House passed legislation to provide up to 13 additional weeks of unemployment benefits to workers in high unemployment states:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today following President Obama's remarks at the United Nations Climate Change Summit:
"President Obama reaffirmed America's commitment to transition to a clean energy economy that creates jobs and reduces global warming pollution. The President emphasized the urgency of taking action at home and working together with our global partners to reduce emissions worldwide.
Pelosi Statement on World Alzheimer's Day
Monday, September 21, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in recognition of World Alzheimer's Day. The theme of this year's World Alzheimer's Day is â€Å"Diagnosing Dementia: See It Sooner.â€
Pelosi: Congress Will Continue to Work With President Obama to Build an Innovation Economy
Monday, September 21, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today following President Obama's speech in Troy, N.Y. on innovation and Energy Secretary Steven Chu's announcement in Washington on funding to modernize our electrical system and build a smart energy grid:
Pelosi Statement on FCC Chairman's Announcement of Proposed New Rules on Net Neutrality
Monday, September 21, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's announcement of proposed new rules on net neutrality: