Press Releases
Congresswoman Pelosi Tours San Francisco VA Medical Center
Monday, November 12, 2007
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi spent the Veterans Day holiday at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. During her visit she received a research briefing from VA researchers Lynn Pulliam, MS, PhD, Michael Weiner, MD, and Paul Volberding, MD. Following the briefing she toured the Medical Center?s Nursing Home Care Unit and met with patients and staff.
Pelosi: On Veterans Day, Let Us Remember Filipino Soldiers Who Helped Win World War II
Friday, November 9, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today commending Filipino veterans for their service to the United States during World War II in honor of Veterans Day:
Pelosi Statement on Oil Spill in San Francisco Bay
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today regarding the oil spill that resulted when a container ship struck the Bay Bridge yesterday:
â€Å"The oil spill in San Francisco Bay is a cause for grave concern by all who value the resources of our marvelous Bay and Pacific coastline.
Pelosi: ENDA an Historic Step Toward the Ideal of Equality
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the floor this afternoon supporting H.R. 3685, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 (ENDA). Below are her remarks:
Pelosi: Congress Invests in America’s Priorities and Delivers on Our Promise to Honor Our Veterans
Tuesday, November 6, 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 the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education and Military Construction-Veteran Affairs Appropriations Conference Report, which the House is debating this evening. Below are her remarks as prepared:
Pelosi Statement on 2007 Becoming Deadliest Year in Iraq for American Troops
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after recent deaths made 2007 the deadliest year in Iraq for American troops. According to news reports, at least 852 American military personnel have died in Iraq this year, the highest annual toll since the war began in 2003:
Pelosi Statement on Restoration of HIV/AIDS Funding in Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today praising the decision by conferees for the fiscal year 2008 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill to maintain House language that will reduce severe, destabilizing HIV/AIDS funding cuts in 11 jurisdictions, including San Francisco:
Pelosi: ‘Today We Vow That Our Response to California Wildfires Will Not End Once Flames Are Extinguished’
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the floor this afternoon expressing her support for H.Res 778, to recognize and honor the first responders to the California wildfires last week. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Representatives Bobby Rush, Rosa DeLauro, Bart Stupak, and Diana DeGette and consumer advocate Donald Mays held a news conference in the Capitol this afternoon on Democratic efforts to promote consumer product and toy safety. Below are the Speaker’s opening remarks:
Tueesday, October 30, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Pelosi Statement on Vote to Approve New Children’s Health Insurance Legislation
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic leaders held a news conference in the Capitol this evening following the vote on the revised bipartisan SCHIP bill, which passed by a vote of 265 to 142. Below are the Speaker’s opening remarks: