Press Releases
Pelosi Statement in Recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Friday, January 16, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which is observed on Monday, January 19th:
Pelosi Statement on Comprehensive Climate and Energy Legislation
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released this statement today following an announcement by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman on a timeline to pass comprehensive climate and energy legislation out of the Committee by Memorial Day:
Pelosi: ‘Passage of SCHIP Is a Monumental Achievement for Our Children and Our Country’
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the House voted unanimously to amend House rules for a resolution sponsored by Congressman John Tanner of Tennessee to require House committees to hold periodic hearings on waste, fraud, and abuse in government programs:
Below are the Speaker’s opening remarks:
Pelosi: Tanner Resolution Requires Systematic Oversight to Prevent Waste, Fraud and Abuse
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the House voted unanimously to amend House rules for a resolution sponsored by Congressman John Tanner of Tennessee to require House committees to hold periodic hearings on waste, fraud, and abuse in government programs:
Pelosi: SCHIP Vote Brings Us One Step Closer to Providing Health Care for 11 Million Children
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after House Members introduced bipartisan legislation to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to cover 11 million children. Similar bipartisan legislation was vetoed twice by President Bush in 2007.
Pelosi: ‘We Are Making Great Progress’ On Economic Recovery Package
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C.â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and Democratic House and Senate leaders held a media availability late this afternoon prior to their bicameral meeting on the economic recovery package. Below are the Speaker’s opening remarks and an answer to a question from a reporter:
Pelosi Statement Following House Introduction of SCHIP Legislation
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after House Members introduced bipartisan legislation to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to cover 11 million children. Similar bipartisan legislation was vetoed twice by President Bush in 2007.
Pelosi on House Passage of Lilly Ledbetter, and Paycheck Fairness Act: ‘These Are Our Priorities’
Friday, January 9, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington. D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor today in support of two bills to end pay discrimination, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and Paycheck Fairness Act. Both passed this afternoon with strong Democratic votes. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:
Pelosi Statement in Support of Chairman Frank’s Legislation to Strengthen Oversight of TARP
Friday, January 9, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Pelosi: Today’s Dismal Jobs Report Shows That We Need Action Now on Economic Recovery Plan
Friday, January 9, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in reaction to new economic statistics that show 1.9 million Americans have lost their jobs in the last four months and that the unemployment rate has risen to 7.2 percent, the highest since 1993. In total, 2.6 million jobs were lost in 2008â€"the worst year for employment since 1945.