Press Releases
Pelosi: Health Care Legislation Will Be On the House Floor by the End of July
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Pelosi Statement on Annual Report of Social Security and Medicare Trustees
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the annual report of the Social Security and Medicare Trustees, which was released this afternoon and included updated projections for the solvency of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds.
Pelosi, Holt Meet With British Prime Minister Gordon Brown
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congressman Rush Holt of New Jersey returned today from an official visit abroad that began Thursday in Jordan and continued on to Qatar, Iraq and the United Kingdom.
Pelosi Statement on the Shootings at Camp Victory in Iraq
Monday, May 11, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who visited troops in Iraq yesterday, released the following statement today regarding the death of five American soldiers at the Camp Victory complex near Baghdad.
â€Å"I offer my deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of the five American soldiers who were killed at Camp Victory today.
Pelosi Visits Iraq on Mother's Day
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Doha, Qatar - Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congressman Rush Holt of New Jersey returned from Baghdad after meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Parliament Speaker Ayad al-Samarai. The Iraqi officials confirmed their commitment to implementation of the Status of Forces Agreement, which calls for the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraqi cities by June 30, 2009.
Pelosi Makes Official Visit to Qatar
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Doha, Qatar - Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congressman Rush Holt of New Jersey met on Saturday with Their Highnesses Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani and Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned to discuss U.S-Qatar relations and regional security issues.
Pelosi: In Jordan, We Build on 60 Years of Friendship to Work Together for Peace in the Middle East
Friday, May 8, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Doha, Qatar - Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congressman Rush Holt of New Jersey arrived yesterday in Jordan as part of an official trip to the region, where they were received by Their Majesties King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan. Pelosi and Holt traveled to Qatar today.
Pelosi Statement on President Obama's Plan for Job Creation and Job Training
Friday, May 8, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on this morning's jobs numbers and the Obama Administration's efforts to extend job training and educational benefits to workers receiving unemployment.
Pelosi Statement on Congressional Briefings on Enhanced Interrogation Techniques
Friday, May 8, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. -Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on Congressional briefings related to Enhanced Interrogation Techniques:
â€Å"Of the 40 CIA briefings to Congress reported recently in the press, I was only briefed once, on September 4, 2002, as I have previously stated.
â€Å"As I said in my statement of December 9, 2007:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. -Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on House passage of the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act, which passed the House today by a vote of 300 to 114.
"The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act will protect homeowners and our economy from the questionable and predatory lending practices that led to record home foreclosures and helped cause the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.