Press Releases
Pelosi: ‘San Francisco has Led the Way in the Battle Against HIV/AIDS’
Thursday, June 1, 2006
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Pelosi Announces Funding for Health Care, Shipping, and Wetlands Restoration in Bay Area
Thursday, May 25, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi announced today that she helped secure $65 million for San Francisco Bay Area health care, shipping, and wetlands restoration in H.R. 5427, the fiscal year 2007 Energy and Water Appropriations Act. The bill includes $10 million for San Francisco projects and $55 million that Pelosi and her Bay Area colleagues requested for regional projects.
Pelosi: Drilling in Arctic Refuge Is Not the Way to Energy Independence
Thursday, May 25, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in opposition to H.R. 5429, House Republicans’ latest attempt to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling, which the House approved this afternoon:
Pelosi Urges Senate to Act on House Passed Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Congresswoman Diana DeGette of Colorado joined Allen Goldberg and Laurie Strongin, founders of Hope for Henry, an organization that works to improve the life of children with threatening illnesses, to urge the Senate to pass the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act. Below are Pelosi’s remarks:
Pelosi Secures $19 Million for Presidio Trust
Friday, May 19, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi announced today that she secured $19.2 million in the Interior Appropriations Bill for the Presidio Trust. The funding will allow the Trust to continue to restore and enhance the natural, recreational, and cultural resources of the Presidio. â€Å"This funding supports the Presidio in the coming year and brings it one step closer to achieving self-sufficiency,†Pelosi said.
Pelosi: ‘America’s National Security Is Seriously Jeopardized by This Republican Budget’
Thursday, May 18, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor late Wednesday night in opposition to the Republican budget resolution and in favor of the Democratic substitute offered by Congressman John Spratt of South Carolina. Below are Pelosi’s remarks:
Pelosi on Reported NSA Domestic Data Collection
Thursday, May 11, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on a report in the USA TODAY that the National Security Agency has been secretly collecting the phone records of millions of Americans using data provided by telephone companies:
â€Å"Our first responsibility is to protect the American people, and we must do so in ways that are consistent with our laws and our values.
Pelosi: Democratic Energy Plan Will Send Our Dollars to Midwest, Not Middle East
Thursday, May 11, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Democratic Caucus Chair James E. Clyburn and Members of the Democratic Rural Working Group today to unveil the Rural Working Group’s biofuels energy package that will secure America’s energy independence. Below are Pelosi’s remarks:
Seniors and Democrats Call for Extension to Medicare Drug Deadline
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House and Senate Democrats today joined with hundreds of seniors from around the country to call on President Bush and Congressional Republicans to extend the enrollment deadline for the Medicare prescription drug plan.
Pelosi Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Monday, May 1, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, which begins today, May 1: