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August 21, 2008

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

Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the Chinese government repeatedly breaking its commitments it made to the international community on freedom of the press and human rights:


August 20, 2008

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

Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on the passing of House Ethics Committee Chairwoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio:

"On behalf of all Members of Congress, I express my deepest condolences on the sudden death of our friend and colleague, Chairwoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, to all who loved her, particularly her son, Mervyn Leroy Jones, II, and her sister, Barbara Walker.


August 19, 2008

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

Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today in reaction to the latest round of consumer and wholesale price increases, which come on the heels of rising unemployment and sluggish economic growth forecasts. The Department of Labor announced today that wholesale prices rose by 1.2 percent in July; last week, the department reported that consumer prices rose by 0.8 percent in July, meaning consumer inflation is rising at its fastest pace in 27 years:


August 14, 2008

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

Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the Labor Department's announcement that inflation reached a 17-year high last month, due in part to skyrocketing energy and food prices. Consumer prices in July were 5.6 percent above their level of July 2007.


August 14, 2008

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

Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after President Bush signed into law the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act passed by Congress late last month. The legislation gives the Consumer Product Safety Commission the resources, authority, and oversight it needs to protect children from lead, dangerous toys, and other unsafe products.


August 13, 2008

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


August 9, 2008

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

Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement regarding Russian military action in Georgia:

"The future of Georgia should be decided by the Georgian people."

"The sooner Russian military action ceases, Russian forces are withdrawn, and Georgia's borders are respected, the sooner a settlement of Georgia's internal disputes can be achieved and regional security enhanced."


August 7, 2008

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

Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement in reaction to the Department of Labor's announcement today on weekly jobless claims. The Department reported that first time claims for unemployment benefits rose to 455,000 - the highest number since the 2001 recession:


August 6, 2008

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

Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the Chinese government revoked a visa for Olympic gold medalist and Team Darfur co-founder Joey Cheek:


August 1, 2008

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

Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent the following letter today to President Bush, ahead of his trip to Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, urging him to make human rights and freedom of the press in China top priorities of his visit.

Below is a text of the letter:

August 1, 2008

President George W. Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.

Dear President Bush: