Press Releases
Pelosi Statement on Wiretapping Activities Under Bush Terrorist Surveillance Program
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today regarding wiretapping activities conducted under President Bush's Terrorist Surveillance Program, which was reported on today in the New York Times.
Pelosi on Tax Day: Millions of Americans Will See Tax Cuts This Year Thanks to Economic Plan of Congress and Obama
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on Tax Day.
Pelosi Statement on Obama Administration’s Easing of Cuba Travel, Remittance Restrictions
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today regarding the Obama Administration’s announcement that it will ease Cuba travel and remittance restrictions:
"President Obama’s decision to end family travel and remittance restrictions for Cuban Americans will reunite long-separated families and allow them to provide basic humanitarian assistance to their loved ones.
Pelosi Statement on President Obama's Supplemental Funding Request for Iraq and Afghanistan
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement tonight on President Obama's Fiscal Year 2009 supplemental funding request for Iraq and Afghanistan:
"The first priority of Congress and the President is to protect the American people and to provide our men and women in harm's way with all the resources they need.
Pelosi Statement on Obama’s Announcement of Purchase of 17,600 New American Vehicles for Government Fleet
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Pelosi released the following statement regarding the Obama Administration’s announcement that the federal government will use money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to buy about 17,600 new, fuel efficient vehicles produced by American automobile companies:
Pelosi: Creation of a Lifetime Electronic Records for Service Members and Veterans Will Enhance Their Health Care
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement in response to the President Obama’s announcement on veterans' health care.
Pelosi Statement on the 15th Anniversary of the Genocide in Rwanda
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the 15th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda:
"Genocide anywhere is a challenge to the fundamental morality of all humanity.
"In Rwanda, we failed to meet that challenge. All of us - the international community and the United States Government did not do enough to stop the genocide, to end the violence, and to save the lives of hundreds of thousands.
Pelosi Statement on Earthquake in Abruzzo Region of Italy
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement regarding the earthquake in the Abruzzo region of Italy.
"Today, I called President Berlusconi on behalf of my colleagues in the Congress to express our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those who suffered death and destruction in the earthquake in the Abruzzo region of Italy.
Pelosi: ‘This Budget Upholds the American Principles of Opportunity, Security, Responsibility and Fairness’
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in strong support of the House budget resolution, which the House is expected to pass this evening. Below are the Speaker’s remarks: