Press Releases
Pelosi: President Playing a Shell-Game with Humanitarian Assistance to Africa
Tuesday, June 7, 2005
Contact: Brendan Daly/Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616
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
Contact: Brendan Daly, 202-226-7616
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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Pelosi to President Bush: 'No Dice' on Privatization
Thursday, May 26, 2005
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Pelosi: 'With Great Potential of Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Science has Power to Answer the Prayers of America's Families'
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
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Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in support of H.R. 810, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005. The bipartisan bill will increase the number of stem cell line that are eligible for federally funded research. Below are Pelosi's remarks:
House Approves Legislation to Save Historic Angel Island Site
Washington, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved Representative Lynn Woolsey?s (D-Petaluma) legislation, H.R. 606, to preserve and restore the Angel Island Immigration Station in the San Francisco Bay. Under Woolsey?s leadership, the legislation received the support of both chambers of Congress and bipartisan support in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Pelosi: Protect Social Security for Survivors and People with Disabilities in California
Monday, May 23, 2005
Contact: Brendan Daly/Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on Bush Administration plans to cut Social Security survivor benefits and possibly disability benefits: