Press Releases
Pelosi Condemns Terrorist Attack on Jewish Seminary in Jerusalem
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this evening on the terrorist attack at a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem that killed at least eight people and wounded many others:
â€Å"The senseless attack on Mercaz Harav Yeshiva should shock civilized people everywhere. I send my deepest condolences to those whose lives have been shattered by this act of senseless and unprovoked violence.
Pelosi -- Floor Statement on the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in support of the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, which the House will vote on tonight. Below are her remarks:
Pelosi Statement on Today’s Economic Forum
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after hosting a forum with House Democrats and a dozen economic experts this morning to discuss the state of America’s economy, especially the implications for housing and credit markets.
Pelosi Statement on Oil Prices Reaching a World Record High
Monday, March 3, 2008
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today as the price of oil reached a world record high of $103.95 per barrel, higher now than in 1980, when adjusted for inflation:
Pelosi Response to Administration Decision Not to Enforce Contempt Citations of Miers and Bolten
Friday, February 29, 2008
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in response to a letter she received late this afternoon from U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey stating that the Administration is refusing to enforce contempt of Congress citations against former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten:
Pelosi: Intelligence Bill is a Critical Step in Protecting Our Country; the President Should Sign It
Friday, February 29, 2008
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on Congress sending the fiscal year 2008 Intelligence Authorization Act Conference Report to the President. President Bush has threatened to veto the legislation because it extends the prohibition on torture contained in the Army Field Manual to Intelligence Community personnel.
Pelosi Letter to Attorney General Mukasey on Contempt Citations of Miers and Bolten
Firday, February 28, 2008
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Pelosi: ‘Energy Legislation Vital for a Greener and More Prosperous Future’
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the floor this afternoon urging the passage of H.R. 5351, the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008. Below are her remarks:
Pelosi Statement on U.S. Troops Levels in Iraq
Monday, February 25, 2008
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the Pentagon acknowledging that it will maintain a force of 140,000 troops in Iraq through July 2008â€"8,000 more than the pre-surge troop level in January of last year:
Pelosi Statement on FISA Negotiations
Friday, February 22, 2008
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616