Press Releases
Pelosi Statement in Recognition of Juneteenth
Friday, June 19, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today in recognition of Juneteenth:
â€Å"On June 19, 1865, the last slaves of African descent were freed when Union Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas - shortly after the end of the Civil War - to enforce President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, an executive order issued two year prior on January 1, 1863.
Pelosi Statement on World Refugee Day
Friday, June 19, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Pelosi issued the following statement today in recognition of World Refugee Day.
â€Å"On World Refugee Day, we recognize the struggle and plight of refugees who are escaping dangerous and repressive situations throughout the world.
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: