Press Releases
Pelosi: Majority's Pension Bill Will Increase Retirement Insecurity for Millions of Americans
Thursday, December 15, 2005
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the Republican pension bill that will worsen the crisis in the private pension system and increase the chances that American workers will lose pension benefits:
Pelosi: Reauthorization of Patriot Act a Massive Invasion of Privacy
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in opposition to extension of provisions of the USA Patriot Act because they would curtail individual liberties. The bill passed the House but faces an uncertain future in the Senate. Below are Pelosi’s remarks:
Pelosi Response to President Bush’s Latest Speech on Iraq
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in response to President Bush’s speech on Iraq at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington:
Pelosi: ‘Congress Must Stay in Session Until We Get Our Job Done for the American People’
Monday, December 12 2005
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this morning insisting that Congress address skyrocketing home heating costs, the complicated Medicare prescription drug program, and Katrina rebuilding before they adjourn this week. Below are her remarks:
Pelosi Statement on the Death of Former Senator Eugene McCarthy
Saturday, December 10, 2005
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House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this evening on the death of former Senator Eugene McCarthy:
?All Americans are grateful for Eugene McCarthy?s great leadership and service to our country and admired his principles, compassion, and humor. Senator McCarthy?s passionate commitment to ending the war in Vietnam and to social justice inspired a generation to action.
Pelosi: 'Patriot Act Conference Report Does Not Secure Right Balance Between National Security and Civil Liberties'
Friday, December 9, 2005
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Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the partisan USA Patriot Act House-Senate conference report that was filed last night by the Republican majority, without the signature of any Democratic conferee:
Pelosi Statement on International Human Rights Day
Friday, December 9, 2005
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Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement to commemorate International Human Rights Day which falls on December 10th every year:
Pelosi: 'Medicare Prescription Drug Bill is Evidence of Culture of Corruption and Cronyism'
Thursday, December 8, 2005
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Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi offered a privileged resolution on the House floor today regarding the impact of the Republican Congress' culture of corruption's upon America's seniors. The resolution failed by a party-line vote of 219 to 188. Below is Pelosi's statement and the text of the privileged resolution:
Pelosi: ‘Budget Should be a Statement of Our National Values, Not a Sham for Middle-Class Americans’
Thursday, December 8 2005
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke this afternoon on the House floor in opposition to the fiscally irresponsible Republican tax reconciliation bill, which increases the deficit and cuts initiatives for those who need help most. The bill passed by a vote of 234 to 197. Below are excerpts of Pelosi’s remarks:
Pelosi Statement on the Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor
Wednesday, December 7, 2005
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Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement to commemorate the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor:
?At dawn on this day in 1941, America was attacked on our own soil, without provocation and without just cause.