Press Releases
Pelosi: 'Women Deserve Equal Pay For Equal Work'
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on Equal Pay Day, which marks how far into the year a woman must work, on average, to earn as much as a man earned the previous year:
Pelosi Statement Celebrating Earth Day
Monday, April 21, 2008
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C.â€"Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in observance of the 38th annual Earth Day, which will be observed tomorrow, Tuesday, April 22:
â€Å"Almost four decades ago, a group of visionary Americans energized the environmental movement, and indeed our nation, by dedicating a day to this ideal: we must preserve God’s creation, our planet, for the generations to come.
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered the keynote speech at the Regional Plan Association luncheon in New York City today. Below are her remarks as prepared:
"Congressman Earl Blumenauer is a leader in the tradition of our Founding Fathers. They were disrupters of the status quo in a time that demanded change. Congressman Blumenauer is a magnificent disrupter today in an era that calls upon us again to reject old ways of thinking.
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor today in support of H.R. 2634, the Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation, which directs the Bush Administration to begin negotiations for an agreement with international creditors to allow up to 24 additional low-income countries to qualify for international debt relief. Below are Pelosi's remarks:
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today ahead of President Bush's expected announcement this afternoon of Administration efforts on climate change:
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this afternoon upon House passage of H.R. 5570, the Religious Worker Visa Extension Act:
Pelosi Statement Welcoming Pope Benedict XVI to the United States
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today welcoming Pope Benedict XVI to the United States:
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi was among those delivering remarks at the Newseum grand opening dedication ceremony today. Below are her remarks:
"Thank you very much, Charles. Thank you to all the founders, the funders, the staff who made the Newseum possible. We all throughout the world are deeply in your debt. Thank you, Al Neuharth, for your vision.
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the 40th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, often known as the Fair Housing Act:
"Today, we honor the 40th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1968--often known as the Fair Housing Act--landmark legislation designed to address widespread and insidious discrimination in housing.