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July 18, 2008

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

Washington, D.C -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on reports that President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Malaki will work to include a “general time horizon - in the security agreement between the United States and Iraq:


July 17, 2008

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

Washington, D.C. --- Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in support of the Drill Responsibly in Leased Lands (DRILL) Act. The measure received strong majority support in a House vote today of 244 to 173, but failed to receive the two-thirds necessary to pass under suspension of the rules. 162 Republicans voted against the proposal, which would increase domestic production of oil and gas on federal lands onshore and offshore. Below are the Speaker's remarks on the floor:


July 16, 2008

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

Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on reports that the Bush Administration?s is drafting a proposed rule that would place new restrictions on domestic family planning programs. While current law already allows health care providers and professionals to refuse to provide abortions based on their religious beliefs, this provision would threaten the funding of organizations and health facilities if they do not hire people who would refuse to provide birth control.


July 16, 2008

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

Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after the House yesterday passed amendments to a bill that will tighten sanctions against Burma and ban the importation of Burmese gems. The bill now goes to the Senate.


July 16, 2008

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

Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi today issued the following statement today in reaction to the 1.1 percent jump in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in June - the largest one-month increase in this key measure of inflation since 1982. In the last 12 months, the CPI rose 5 percent - the largest jump over a one-year period since 1991.


July 16, 2008

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

Washington, D.C. - Two years ago, Israeli soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev came under attack and abducted while on routine patrol in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon. The incident triggered the 2006 war between Israel and Lebanon. The return of the bodies of the soldiers this morning concludes a tragic chapter for Israel. Speaker Pelosi issued the following statement today on the return of the bodies to Israel.


July 16, 2008

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

Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this evening on the record drop in oil prices today - the largest drop in 17 years:


July 15, 2008

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

Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon to urge a vote to override the President's veto of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. The House voted overwhelmingly, 383 to 41, to override the President's veto. Below are the Speaker's remarks:


July 15, 2008

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

Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic leaders held a news conference today with economic experts following an economic forum this forum. At the forum, five national economic experts endorsed Democrats' call for a second stimulus package to further jumpstart the economy. Below are the Speaker's opening remarks and selected excerpts from Q and A: