Press Releases
Pelosi: ‘Federal Marriage Amendment Defiles Our Cherished Constitution’
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this morning against a constitutional amendment to prohibit same sex marriage, the amendment was defeated:
Pelosi Announces Doyle Drive Funding
Friday, July 14, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi announced today the release of a $1 million grant to design the replacement for Doyle Drive, which provides access from San Francisco to the Golden Gate Bridge.
Pelosi: "Any Diminishment of the Voting Rights Act is a Diminishment of Our Democracy"
Thursday, July 13, 2006
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Washington, D.C. ¬" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in support of H.R. 9, the Voting Rights Act Reauthorization. Below are Pelosi's remarks:
Pelosi: As We Celebrate Gay and Lesbian Pride Month, Let Us Reaffirm Our Commitment to Equality
Friday, June 23, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in celebration of Gay and Lesbian Pride Month and this weekend’s San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Pride Celebration.
Pelosi on Iraq: ‘It’s Time to Face the Facts’
Friday, June 16, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this morning in strong opposition to H. Res 861 -- Resolution on the War in Iraq. Republicans brought the resolution to the House floor yesterday in order to politicize the debate on the Iraq war. Below are Pelosi’s remarks:
President Signs Pelosi’s San Francisco Old Mint Commemorative Coin Act
Thursday, June 15, 2006
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Washington, D.C.â€"House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today released the following statement today after President Bush signed into law the San Francisco Old Mint Commemorative Coin Act, a bill she sponsored to authorize the issuance of commemorative coins in 2006 to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake and fire and honor the Old Mint’s role in San Francisco’s recovery.
Pelosi Announces Funding for Transportation and Housing and Urban Development in San Francisco
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
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Pelosi: Democrats Want to Take America in a New Direction
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined other House Democratic leaders at a press stakeout this morning after the Democratic Caucus meeting to discuss government accountability and congressional oversight. Below are Pelosi’s remarks:ÂÂ
Pelosi: ‘Tanks and Troops May Crush a Protest, But They Can Never Extinguish the Flame of Freedom’
Monday, June 12, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi submitted the following statement into the Congressional Record today on H.Res. 794, a bill recognizing the 17th anniversary of the massacre in Tiananmen Square in China. It passed by a vote of 362 to 1.
Pelosi: ‘Foreign Assistance Around the World Is in Our Own National Interest’
Thursday, June 8, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on H.R. 5522, the Foreign Operations Appropriations Act, which provides critical foreign aid and investment. The bill is being debated on the House floor this afternoon.