Press Releases
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. -- In advance of next week's fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Congressional leaders spoke today at a U.S. Capitol remembrance ceremony honoring our troops, veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Below are her remarks:
Pelosi: ‘The Violent Response by Chinese Police Forces to Peaceful Protesters in Tibet is Disgraceful’
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
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Pelosi Statement on Colombia Free Trade Agreement
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after the Bush Administration said it plans to send the Colombia Free Trade Agreement to Congress soon for a vote, even without the consent from Congressional leadership to bring it up:
Pelosi Statement on Today’s Infrastructure Forum
Wednesday, March 12, 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 economic and infrastructure experts this morning to discuss the state of America’s infrastructure and options for long term financing improvements.
Pelosi Statement on House Filing Civil Lawsuit Against Bush Administration to Enforce Contempt Subpoenas
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor tonight in support of a landmark ethics reform bill establishing an outside, independent Office of Congressional Ethics. The resolution passed by a vote of 229 to 182. Below are the Speaker’s remarks, as prepared:
Pelosi Statement on House Filing Civil Lawsuit Against Bush Administration to Enforce Contempt Subpoenas
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
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Pelosi: 200 Years After Gallatin Project, We Must Again Invest in Our Infrastructure
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
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Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon to express her support of H. Res. 936, honoring the 200th anniversary of the Gallatin Report on Roads and Canals and recognizing the vast contributions that national planning efforts have provided to the United States. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:
Pelosi Statement on Troubling February Jobs Report, Largest Monthly Decline in Five Years
Friday, March 7, 2008
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on the troubling jobs report from the Labor Department, which showed that the U.S. economy lost 63,000 jobs in February, the largest monthly job decline in nearly five years:
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: