Press Releases
Pelosi: Head Start Is One of America’s Most Popular Investments Because It Is One of Our Most Effective
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the Head Start for School Readiness Act, which President Bush signed into law today after it received strong bipartisan support in the Congress:
Pelosi Resolution Honors San Francisco Bay Oil Spill Volunteers
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the House passing H. Res. 853, a resolution honoring those who have volunteered to assist in the cleanup of the November 7 oil spill in San Francisco Bay. The Speaker sponsored the resolution, which passed the House earlier today by a voice vote:
Pelosi: Energy Bill Will Be ‘Shot Heard ‘Round the World’ for Energy Independence for America
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the floor this afternoon voicing her support for the Energy Independence and Security Act. It passed the House floor with a vote of 235 to 181. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:
Pelosi: A Head Start for America’s Children
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi was joined by Members of the House and Senate and young children at an enrollment ceremony in the Capitol this morning to sign Head Start legislation and send it to President Bush for his signature into law. Below are the Speaker’s remarks as prepared:
Pelosi, Cummings Request Immediate Investigation of Coast Guard Response to Oil Spill in San Francisco Bay
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami (Pelosi), 202-226-7616
Jennifer Kohl (Cummings), 202-225-4025
Pelosi Statement On World AIDS Day
Friday, November 30, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on World AIDS Day, tomorrow December 1, 2007:
â€Å"World AIDS Day gives us an opportunity each year to assess the progress we have made together in the fight against HIV/AIDS and to consider what more we can do to help alleviate poverty and disease at home and in the developing world.
Pelosi Statement on UN Report on Global Warming
Monday, November 19, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report:
Pelosi: FISA Bill Protects Our National Security and Our Civil Liberties
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor tonight in support of H.R. 3773, the RESTORE Act, which updates the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to provide flexible surveillance tools for the intelligence community while protecting the constitutional rights of Americans. The bill passed by a vote of 227 to 189. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:
Pelosi: Head Start Bill Will Ensure More Children Arrive at School Ready to Learn and Ready to Succeed
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement this afternoon after the House voted 381 to 36 to pass the joint House-Senate conference report on H.R. 1429, Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act, which will reinvigorate Head Start and help more children arrive at school ready to succeed:
Pelosi: Broadband Census of America Act Puts Us on the Path to Bridging the Digital Divide
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the Broadband Census of America Act, sponsored by Congressman Ed Markey of Massachusetts, which passed by voice vote in the House this afternoon: