Press Releases
Pelosi Statement on House Committee Chairmen's Draft Health Care Reform Proposal
Friday, June 19, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Pelosi Names Sandra Strokoff New Legislative Counsel of the House
Friday, June 19, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced today that she will appoint Sandra Strokoff to be the new Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives. She is the first woman appointed as Legislative Counsel and will replace the current legislative counsel, Pope Barrow, who is retiring after nearly 40 years of service in the House.
Pelosi Calls on the Government of Burma to Release Aung San Suu Kyi on Her 64th Birthday
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Pelosi: Pay-As-You-Go Legislation Will Help Return Our Nation to Sound Fiscal Health
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Pelosi: Congress Will Work With the Obama Administration to Enact Strong and Essential Financial Regulatory Reform
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on President Obama's proposal to reform our financial regulatory system:
Pelosi Opening Remarks at Veterans and Military Organizations Roundtable
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic leaders and many Members of Congress held a roundtable discussion this morning in the Capitol with leaders of veterans' and military service organizations. Below are the Speaker's opening remarks:
â€Å"Good morning, everyone.
Pelosi Statement on National Climate Science Report
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on a report issued today from the United States Global Change Research Program, a joint scientific venture of 13 federal agencies and the White House, on the domestic impact of climate change:
Pelosi Remarks Before Meeting with Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi
Monday, June 15, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Members of Congress held a press availability this evening with Italian Prime Minster Silvio Berlusconi before their meeting in the Capitol. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Pelosi Statement on President Obama's Speech to AMA on Urgent Need for Health Care Reform
Monday, June 15, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on President Obama's speech in Chicago to the American Medical Association, in which he clearly described the urgent need for health care reform:
Pelosi: California to Receive More Than $2 Billion in Recovery Zone Bonds
Friday, June 12, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the Treasury Department's announcement today that $25 billion in bond authority will be made available for State and local governments through the Recovery Zone Bonds program created in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: