Press Releases
Pelosi Celebrates Flag Day, Continues to Fight for Veterans and Military Retirees
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
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Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today released the following statement in honor of Flag Day, calling for Congress to pass the new "GI Bill of Rights for the 21st Century," a broad package to improve benefits for our men and women in uniform, and to provide long-overdue benefits for veterans and military retirees:
Pelosi, House Democrats Introduce 'Strengthening Our Schools' Initiative
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
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Pelosi Delivers $65 Million for BART-SFO Extension
Friday, June 10, 2005
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Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today announced the release of $65 million to pay construction costs for the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) extension to the San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
Pelosi: 'Trade Deficit Numbers Confirm Majority's Economic Policies Put Our Economic Future at Risk'
Friday, June 10, 2005
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Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the followings statement this morning on the announcement by the Commerce Department today that the trade deficit increased 12 percent in April, to $57 billion. The trade deficit is running at an annual rate of $686 billion, 11 percent higher than the record deficit set for all of 2004.
Pelosi: President Playing a Shell-Game with Humanitarian Assistance to Africa
Tuesday, June 7, 2005
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Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement this evening in response to the announcement this afternoon by President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair of an African emergency famine relief initiative:
Pelosi Statement on the 40th Anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut
Tuesday, June 7, 2005
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Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the 40th anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut, the landmark Supreme Court case that recognized the constitutional right to privacy and gave women control over their own reproductive health decisions:
Pelosi: Urban Environmental Accords a 'Blueprint for Healthy Future for Our Children'
Monday, June 6, 2005
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Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered the following address at the United Nations World Environment Day Closing Ceremonies yesterday afternoon in San Francisco. She joined mayors from around the world to celebrate the signing of the Urban Environmental Accords, an international treaty that aims to solve environmental challenges through common-sense solutions. Below are Pelosi's remarks:
Pelosi: 'Today's Anemic Jobs Numbers Confirm the Administration Has Failed to Create a Single New Private-Sector Job'
Friday, June 3, 2005
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Washington, D.C. -- House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this morning on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' announcement that only 78,000 jobs were created in May, far lower than what economists had predicted:
Pelosi Honors our Nation's Veterans and Soldiers on Memorial Day
Friday, May 27, 2005
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Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in honor of our nation's veterans and soldiers as the country prepares to celebrate Memorial Day on Monday, May 30th.
Joint Statement of House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL), Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN), House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)
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