Press Releases

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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on Women's Equality Day:

"Women's Equality Day offers us the opportunity to honor the brave American suffragettes who reached for the ballot, demanded their civil rights, and altered the course of history. These pioneers challenged the status quo so women today can pull the lever for progress, and they forced open the doors of equality and justice so all could walk through them.

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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on the passing of Senator Edward M. Kennedy:

Today, with the passing of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the American people have lost a great patriot, and the Kennedy family has lost a beloved patriarch. Over a lifetime of leadership, Senator Kennedy's statesmanship and political prowess produced a wealth of accomplishment that has improved opportunity for every American.

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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on the updated deficit forecast:

"Today's deficit projections are a legacy of Bush Administration fiscal policies that turned our surpluses into deficits and led the way toward an economic and financial crisis that has required historic short-term intervention. If pay-as-you-go principles had been in place for the last 8 years, this deficit would be $5 trillion smaller over the next decade.

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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the start of Ramadan:

The holy month of Ramadan is a time of reflection, spirituality, discipline and devotion for Muslims across the country, and around the world. Yet, it is also a time for all Americans to reaffirm our commitment to religious diversity and pluralism.

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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement condemning the release of Libyan terrorist Abdel Basset Mohamed al-Megrahi:

Today the world remembers the victims of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in December 1988, and expresses our deep alarm that the convicted perpetrator of this unspeakable crime has been allowed to go free.

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

Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement in response to General Motors' announcement that it would boost production and rehire workers at several facilities:

GM's announcement is an urgently-needed shot in the arm for a region and industry bearing the brunt of today's recession. The increased demand for more fuel-efficient cars and trucks created by our Cash for Clunkers initiative means jobs in the auto industry and an important step forward in our economic recovery.

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

Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on health insurance reform legislation pending before Congress:

As the President stated in March, 'The thinking on the public option has been that it gives consumers more choices and it helps keep the private sector honest, because there's some competition out there.'

We agree with the President that a public option will keep insurance companies honest and increase competition.