Press Releases
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:
Pelosi Statement on Passage of Ledbetter Fair Pay 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 upon the passage of H.R. 2831, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007:
Pelosi Statement on Lobbying Reform Bill House to Vote on Tomorrow
Monday, July 30, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act, which the House will vote on tomorrow and the Senate later this week. Below the Speaker's statement is a fact-sheet on the bill:
Pelosi Statement on the Passing of Bill Walsh
Monday, July 30, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the death of former 49ers and Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh:
Pelosi: With Passage of the 9/11 Bill, We Will Make the American People Safer
Friday, July 27, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon expressing her support for the joint House-Senate conference report on H.R.1, implementing recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. Below are her remarks:
Pelosi: Landmark Farm Bill Ensures Future Farm Bills Will Never Again Look Like Those of the Past
Friday, July 27, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this morning expressing her support for H.R. 2419, the Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007. Below are her remarks as prepared:
â€Å"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I want to begin by thanking our Agriculture Committee chairman, Collin Peterson.
Pelosi: ?On 17th Anniversary of Landmark Achievement, It Is Time for America to Renew Its Commitment to the ADA?
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this afternoon on the 17th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and on the Americans with Disabilities Restoration Act of 2007, a bipartisan bill introduced by Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Republican Congressman James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin:
Pelosi: ‘This Legislation Clearly Signals That U.S. Does Not Seek a Permanent Military Presence in Iraq’
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this morning expressing her strong support for H.R. 2929, the No Permanent Bases in Iraq legislation. Below are her remarks:
On Democratic Opposition to the war in Iraq:
Pelosi: 9/11 Bill Will Protect Americans from Terrorism by Addressing Major Security Vulnerabilities
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on the agreement reached by House and Senate on a final bill to implement the recommendations of the independent 9/11 Commission:
Pelosi: Increase in Minimum Wage Signals a New Direction in Our Country
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi participated in a rally in Upper Senate Park this afternoon celebrating the increase in the minimum wage this afternoon. Below are her remarks:
â€Å"Thank you all very much.