Press Releases
Pelosi Remarks at Judge James R. Browning Courthouse Centennial Event
Monday, August 29, 2005
"Thank you very much Judge Bea, at least I thought that?s who you were in costume there. Thank you so much for your kind introduction.
Pelosi Joins Celebration for Bayview Opera House Restoration
Monday, August 29, 2005
San Francisco -- House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined the celebration today of the restoration of the Bayview Opera House Ruth Williams Memorial Theater. Pelosi secured $200,000 of federal funding for the restoration this year through the Save America?s Treasures initiative.
Pelosi Commemorates Women?s Equality Day
Pelosi: ‘President’s Words Honoring Veterans Ring Hollow’
Monday, August 22, 2005
Contact: Brendan Daly/Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on President Bush’s speech before the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Salt Lake City:
â€Å"I join President Bush in honoring those Americans we properly call our heroes â€" America’s veterans. Unfortunately, the President’s words honoring veterans ring hollow when his actions do not back them up.
Pelosi Commemorates 60th Anniversary of VJ Day
Monday, August 15, 2005
Contact: Brendan Daly, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in celebration of the 60th anniversary of VJ Day, the day Japan surrendered during World War II:
Pelosi Statement on the 70th Anniversary of Social Security
Friday, August 12, 2005
Contact: Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today celebrating the 70th anniversary of Social Security on August 14, 2005:
Pelosi: ‘Americans Deserve an Energy Policy for the Future, Not This Energy Policy of the Past’
Monday, August 8, 2005
Contact: Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on President Bush’s signing of the energy bill.
â€Å"As oil prices reached another new high today, President Bush signs into law an energy policy that his own Department of Energy says actually increases gas prices.
Pelosi Statement on the Death of Peter Jennings
Monday, August 8, 2005
Contact: Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the death of Peter Jennings.
?All Americans are grateful for Peter Jennings? distinguished and trusted news broadcasts. The consummate reporter, Mr. Jennings worked hard to get the story and get it right, and Americans admired that he did it with grace and dignity.
Pelosi Statement on the 40th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
Friday, August 5, 2005
Contact: Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. -- House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on tomorrow’s 40th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. Pelosi will be addressing the 40th anniversary rally and march in Atlanta on Saturday.
Social Security Administration Should Recognize 70th Anniversary of Social Security
Thursday, August 4, 2005
Contact: Brendan Daly/Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, Congressman Charles Rangel of New York, and Senator Max Baucus of Montana sent the following letter this week to Social Security Commissioner Jo Anne Barnhart on the Social Security Administration’s decision to not hold any public events recognizing the 70th anniversary of Social Security.