Press Releases
Pelosi: Congress Passes Largest Investment in College Financial Aid Since the GI Bill
Friday, September 7, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the College Cost Reduction and Access Act conference report, which passed overwhelmingly in the House and Senate today:
Pelosi on Reported Administration Plan to Leave All U.S. Forces in Iraq
Friday, September 7, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on conflicting news reports about the intentions of the White House and General David Petraeus to withdraw one brigade next year or to maintain the current troop level in Iraq. Below her statement is a fact sheet on Iraq’s high level of violence and lack of political reconciliation:
Pelosi: Bipartisan Patent Reform Bill Crucial for American Innovation and Economic Growth
Friday, September 7, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. " Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this afternoon after the House passed H.R. 1908, the Patent Reform Act of 2007:
“The bipartisan patent reform bill is a significant step toward our Innovation Agenda. It will strengthen the patent system and improve patent quality.
Pelosi: SCHIP Bill a Giant Step for America’s Children
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks this morning at the Children’s Health Insurance rally attended by labor union leaders, members of Congress, and hundreds of children and seniors. Attendees called on President Bush not to veto full funding of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Below are the Speaker’s remarks:
Pelosi and Reid Announce Series of House and Senate Hearings on Iraq
Friday, August 31, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Pelosi Statement on Women’s Equality Day
Friday, August 24, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today commemorating Women’s Equality Day, the 87th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote. Women’s Equality Day will be celebrated on Sunday, August 26:
Pelosi Statement on New National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iraq. Below are also key quotes from the NIE:
Pelosi: 'Once Again, President Is Trying to Throw America's Children Off Health Insurance Rolls'
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today opposing the new conditions the Bush Administration has imposed on the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), which will make it more difficult for states to extend health coverage to children in middle-income families:
Pelosi: Bay Area Traffic Congestion to Improve Under Federal Urban Partner Program
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Today, Speaker Nancy Pelosi commended the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s efforts in securing the Department of Transportation’s Urban Partner designation for the San Francisco Bay Area. The Urban Partnership Program will provide $158 million to reduce traffic congestion in San Francisco and throughout the Bay Area.
Pelosi: America COMPETES Act Helps Ensure Good Jobs and a Better Future
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the America COMPETES Act, which President Bush signed into law after it received strong bipartisan support in the Congress. Attached is a fact sheet on the Act: