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May 29, 2009

Pelosi, Bipartisan Delegation Meet with Top Officials in Hong Kong, Human and Labor Rights Leaders

Friday, May 29, 2009

Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616

Hong Kong - Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a bipartisan congressional delegation traveled from Beijing to Hong Kong today, where they met with the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Members of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, and human and labor rights activists.


May 28, 2009

Pelosi, Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Holds Press Conference in Beijing

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616

Beijing, China - Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chairman Ed Markey, Congressman James Sensenbrenner, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, and Congressman Jay Inslee held a press conference this evening in Beijing to discuss the bipartisan delegation's visit to China. Below is a transcript of the press conference:

On Action to Address Climate Change:


May 27, 2009

Pelosi: Recovery Act is Only the Beginning of Efforts to Transform Economy and Create New Jobs

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

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

Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the 100th day since President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law.


May 27, 2009

Pelosi, Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Meet with Chinese President and Other Top Leaders

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

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

Beijing, China - Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a bipartisan congressional delegation met today with the three top leaders of the Chinese government: President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao, and Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of the National People's Congress.


May 26, 2009

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

Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement regarding today's California Supreme Court decision on Proposition 8:

"Today's ruling by the Supreme Court in support of Proposition 8 is deeply disappointing because this ballot initiative takes away individual rights."Today's ruling by the Supreme Court in support of Proposition 8 is deeply disappointing because this ballot initiative takes away individual rights.

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May 26, 2009

Pelosi Statement on President Obama?s Nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court Justice

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

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

Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor by President Obama to serve as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court:


May 26, 2009

Pelosi: 'We Have Come to China Because We Believe the U.S. and China Must Confront the Challenge of Climate Change Together'

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

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

Beijing, China - Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a bipartisan congressional delegation traveled from Shanghai to Beijing today, where Speaker Pelosi gave a speech to hundreds of business, government and other leaders on clean energy and climate change.


May 25, 2009

Pelosi, Bipartisan Congressional Delegation in China This Week to Discuss Clean Energy, Climate Change

Monday, May 25, 2009

Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616

Shanghai, China - Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a bipartisan congressional delegation are in China this week, focusing on opportunities that will help create clean, sustainable energy policies.


May 25, 2009

Pelosi Statement on North Korea's Announcement of Successful Nuclear Tests

Monday, May 25, 2009

Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616

Shanghai, China -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is leading a congressional delegation to China this week, issued the following statement today on the announcement by North Korea that it has successfully completed nuclear tests.


May 23, 2009

Pelosi, Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Travel to China

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616

Anchorage, Alaska - Speaker Nancy Pelosi and bipartisan leaders of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming will travel to China during the Memorial Day District Week Period, focusing on opportunities that will help create clean, sustainable energy policies.