Press Releases
Pelosi: ‘Today We Declare a New Direction in Our Energy Policy â€" One For Our Future Generations’
Saturday, August 4, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke this morning on the House floor in support of her bill, H.R. 3221, New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act. Below are her remarks as prepared:
â€Å"My colleagues, today we are faced with a momentous decision on energy and global warming.
Pelosi: In Our New Direction, We Have Kept Our Promises to Make Progress for the American People
Friday, August 3, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid held a news conference in the Capitol this afternoon with House and Senate Democratic freshmen to discuss Democratic efforts to take America in a New Direction. Below are the Speaker’s opening remarks:
Pelosi Statement on 50th Anniversary of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Friday, August 3, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi submitted the following statement into the Congressional Record this week celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference:
Pelosi Statement on the Reintroduction of the Early Treatment for HIV Act
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, along with Reps. Eliot Engel (D-NY) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), today reintroduced the Early Treatment for HIV Act (ETHA) with a bipartisan group of 54 original co-sponsors. Speaker Pelosi released the following statement:
Pelosi: Overstretched Troops Need Time Between Deployments
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on House passage of H.R. 3159, Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act. Sponsored by Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher of California, the bill mandates troop rest times equal to their deployment times. It passed the House this afternoon by a vote of 229 to 194:
Pelosi: ‘CHAMP Act Champions Quality Health Care for America’s Children and for Our Seniors’
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Pelosi Statement on Vehicle Efficiency Standards
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this evening on House consideration of amendments on vehicle efficiency standards to the energy bill that the House will consider later this week:
â€Å"My long-stated goal has been to bring to the floor a strong energy bill that builds on the unity we have within the Democratic Caucus.
Pelosi: ‘9/11 Legislation Defines a New Way for the President and Congress to Work Together to Create a Safer America’
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Pelosi Statement in Support of Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the passage of H.R. 180, sponsored by Congresswoman Barbara Lee of California, which authorizes states to divest from Sudan and bans new federal contracts with companies doing business with the government of Sudan. The bill passed the House by a vote of 418 to 1.
Pelosi: ‘With Passage of Lobby Reform, We Draw Back the Curtains, Throw Up the Windows, and Let the Sunshine In’
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic leaders held a new conference this afternoon on the Honest Leadership, Open Government Act of 2007, which passed the House floor today by an overwhelming vote of 411 to 8. Below are the Speaker’s remarks: