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February 6, 2009

Pelosi Statement on Tentative Agreement in the Senate on the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Friday, February 6, 2009

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

Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement tonight in reaction to the tentative agreement reached in the Senate on the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act:


February 6, 2009

Pelosi: With 3.6 Million Jobs Lost, We Cannot Afford Delay on Recovery Package

Friday, February 6, 2009

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

Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on this morning’s jobs numbers. In January, American job losses totaled 598,000â€"the worst month of job losses since 1974 and the 13th straight month of job losses.


February 5, 2009

Pelosi: Record Unemployment Claims Show Need for Action Now

Thursday, February 5, 2009

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

Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement in reaction to Labor Department figures that reveal a 26-year high in initial unemployment claims last week. First-time filings increased by 35,000 to 626,000 for the week ending January 31.


February 4, 2009

Pelosi: Today’s Report on Economy’s Contraction Underscores Need to Pass Economic Recovery Package

Friday, January 30, 2009

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

Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the economy’s contraction in the fourth quarter of last year. The nation’s gross domestic product shrank by 3.8 percent in the final quarter of 2008, which is the largest contraction since the steep recession of the early 1980s.


February 4, 2009

Pelosi: Today’s Report on Economy’s Contraction Underscores Need to Pass Economic Recovery Package

Friday, January 30, 2009

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

Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the economy’s contraction in the fourth quarter of last year. The nation’s gross domestic product shrank by 3.8 percent in the final quarter of 2008, which is the largest contraction since the steep recession of the early 1980s.


February 2, 2009

Pelosi: Today’s Report on Economy’s Contraction Underscores Need to Pass Economic Recovery Package

Friday, January 30, 2009

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

Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the economy’s contraction in the fourth quarter of last year. The nation’s gross domestic product shrank by 3.8 percent in the final quarter of 2008, which is the largest contraction since the steep recession of the early 1980s.


January 30, 2009

Pelosi: Today’s Report on Economy’s Contraction Underscores Need to Pass Economic Recovery Package

Friday, January 30, 2009

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

Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the economy’s contraction in the fourth quarter of last year. The nation’s gross domestic product shrank by 3.8 percent in the final quarter of 2008, which is the largest contraction since the steep recession of the early 1980s.


January 29, 2009

Pelosi Statement on Senate Passage of SCHIP

Thursday, January 29, 2009

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

Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement tonight after the Senate voted 66 to 32 to pass the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization bill:


January 29, 2009

Pelosi Statement on Congressional Oversight Panel Recommendations

Thursday, January 29, 2009

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

Washington, D.C â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the Congressional Oversight Panel’s report on recommendations to Congress to reform the financial regulatory system:


January 28, 2009

Pelosi Statement on House Passage of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

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

Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement this evening after the House of Representatives approved the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act by a vote of 244 to 188: