Press Releases
Pelosi: Independent Commission, Not Partisan Committee, Is Necessary to Investigate Response to Hurricane Katrina
Thursday, September 8, 2005
Contact: Brendan Daly/Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi announced today that she supports forming an independent commission to investigate the federal government’s failed initial response to Hurricane Katrina, and that she would not appoint Democratic Members to Speaker Hastert and Leader Frist’s bicameral committee:
Pelosi: ‘September has Become Synonymous With a Lack of Preparedness, Whether in New York or New Orleans’
Wednesday, September 7, 2005
Contact: Brendan Daly/Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Congressmen Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), and Ed Markey (D-MA) and first responders at a news conference today to discuss homeland security and how America remains vulnerable four years after the September 11th terrorist attacks. Below are Pelosi’s remarks:
Pelosi Honors the Life of Chief Justice William Rehnquist
Wednesday, September 7, 2005
Contact: Brendan Daly/Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi submitted the following statement into the Congressional Record this morning on a House resolution honoring and recognizing the distinguished career, and achievements of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, who died on Saturday.
Pelosi: This Is Not Just a Natural Disaster; This Is a Failure to Prepare
Tuesday, September 6, 2005
Contact: Brendan Daly/Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined senior House Democrats at a news conference in the Capitol this afternoon on Congressional action to provide disaster relief to victims of Hurricane Katrina. Below are Pelosi’s remarks:
Pelosi to Hastert: Immediately Establish a Select Hurricane Relief Task Force
Monday, September 5, 2005
Contact: Brendan Daly/Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today sent Speaker Dennis Hastert a letter urging the House establish a Select Hurricane Relief Task Force to quickly respond to the crisis caused by Hurricane Katrina and to fully investigate why the initial response was unsatisfactory.
The text of the letter follows:
September 5, 2005
Pelosi Statement on the Nomination of John Roberts as Chief Justice of the United States
Monday, September 5, 2005
Contact: Brendan Daly/Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on President Bush?s nomination of Judge John Roberts as Chief Justice of the United States:
Pelosi Statement on the Death Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist
Sunday, September 4, 2005
Contact: Brendan Daly/Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616
San Francisco â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the death of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist:
â€Å"On behalf of House Democrats, I offer my deepest condolences to the family of Chief Justice William Rehnquist.
Pelosi: Gas Price Gouging Must Not Be Tolerated
Thursday, September 1, 2005
Contact: Brendan Daly/Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on reports of price gouging on gas prices:
â€Å"As Americans reel from the tragic effects of Hurricane Katrina, price gouging must not be tolerated.
Pelosi to Hastert: Congress Should Establish Select Hurricane Relief Task Force
Thursday, September 1, 2005
Contact: Brendan Daly/Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi sent the following letter to Speaker Hastert this afternoon requesting that the House establish a Select Hurricane Relief Task Force to quickly respond to the crisis caused by Hurricane Katrina:
September 1, 2005
The Honorable J. Dennis Hastert
Speaker of the House of Representatives
H-230 The Capitol
Washington, D. C. 20515
Pelosi Statement on Special Session of Congress to Provide Disaster Relief For Victims of Hurricane Katrina
Thursday, September 1, 2005
Contact: Brendan Daly/Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this afternoon on the announcement that Congress will hold a special session tonight and tomorrow to pass a $10 billion emergency supplemental spending bill for disaster relief for victims of Hurricane Katrina: