Press Releases
Leader Pelosi and Mayor Newsom Announce Cooling Off Period in Alcatraz Cruise Labor Dispute
Monday, September 25, 2006
Contact: Brendan Daly/Jennifer Crider (Pelosi), 202-226-7616
Mayor’s Office of Communications, 415-554-6131
Pelosi: ‘War in Iraq Is Making it Harder for America to Fight and Win the War on Terror’
Sunday, September 24, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the New York Times report on an April 2006 National Intelligence Estimate which concluded that the war in Iraq was making the war on terror more difficult to fight and win.
Pelosi: ‘Democrats Will Restore the Economic Security of America’s Working Families’
Friday, September 22, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA), Congressman George Miller (D-CA) and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) at an economic forum at the Capitol this morning to discuss the problems Americans face with obtaining a secure economic future. Below are Pelosi’s remarks:
Pelosi Statement on Appointment of Special Envoy for Darfur
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
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Pelosi: ‘Japantown Represents More than 100 Years of a Unique Immigrant Experience’
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi inserted the following statement into the Congressional Record to commemorate the 100th anniversary of San Francisco’s Japantown:
Pelosi Statement on Fifth Anniversary of September 11 Attacks
Monday, September 11, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the fifth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks:
â€Å"Five years ago, the terrorists attacked symbols of our economic and military strength; but what they failed to understand is that our true strength rests in our will and our unwavering commitment to America.
Pelosi: Five Years After 9/11, We Are Not As Safe As We Should Be
Wednesday, September 6, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined other House Democratic leaders and Former Congressman Tim Roemer, a member of the 9/11 Commission at a press conference this evening to discuss the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks:
Pelosi on Voter Protection: ‘We Cannot Allow the Birthright of America to be Stolen’
Wednesday, September 6, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Representatives John Conyers (D-MI), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), and Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), and voting rights experts at a voter protection roundtable today:
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Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the sentencing of Chen Guangcheng, a blind civil rights activist who defends the rights of the poor and disabled in China and organized a class-action lawsuit against the government for forcing peasants to have late-term abortions and sterilizations. Chinese authorities have imprisoned him and subjected him to physical abuse without access to a lawyer or medical assistance.
Pelosi: Workshop Puts Legal Residents on the Path to Citizenship
Monday, August 14, 2006
Contact: Brendan Daly/Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the citizenship workshop she held in San Francisco to provide assistance to individuals who are eligible to apply to become American citizens: