Press Releases
June 17, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the Supreme Court ruling in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, which held that tax-payer funded foster care agencies cannot discriminate against LGBTQ couples, but the city of Philadelphia did not neutrally enforce its nondiscrimination laws:
"Today's unanimous ruling by the Supreme Court made clear: discrimination has no place in our foster and adoption systems, or anywhere in our democracy.
June 16, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of S. 475, the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you, Madam Speaker, for the recognition. I commend our distinguished Chair of the COR Committee in the Congress for bringing this important legislation to the Floor within 24 hours of it passing the Senate. It's a pretty exciting – an historic day.
June 16, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats held a bill enrollment photo opportunity today for H.R. 49, legislation to designate the National Pulse Memorial. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Good afternoon, everyone.
It is with very deep and mixed emotions that we come together, pleased that we will immortalize Pulse as a national memorial and take an important step to honor 49 beautiful souls who passed.
June 16, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Chairman Jim Himes for a press conference introducing Members of the Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth. Below are the Speaker's Remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you all for being here this afternoon. It's been a busy time.
We're so proud of our President, as he represents our country and our values in these days over there with NATO, EU – the G7, NATO, EU and now a vis-a-vis Putin.
June 15, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a media availability following a meeting with House Committee Chairs to discuss next steps on January 6th investigations. Below is a full transcript:
Speaker Pelosi. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning.
We just had a meeting – I called a meeting of the Committees of jurisdiction, so they could inform the Leadership of what avenues of inquiry they would be pursuing to seek the truth about January 6th.
June 15, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of H.R. 610, the San Francisco Bay Restoration Act. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you, Madam Speaker, for the recognition. And I thank our distinguished Member from the District of Columbia, Eleanor Holmes Norton, for her leadership and her recognition on this important issue.
June 15, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined the Texas Democratic Congressional Delegation and Democratic members of the Texas State Legislature for a press conference on protecting the right to vote for all Texans amid Republican-led efforts to advance harmful voter suppression legislation, highlighting the need for H.R. 1/S. 1, the For The People Act and the H.R. 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you.
June 15, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of H.R. 3325, to award Congressional Gold Medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and for leading the effort on the Floor today to pass this important legislation.
June 15, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement to mark the ninth anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative, established by President Obama on June 15, 2012:
"Today, our nation celebrates nine years of the landmark DACA program, which empowers hundreds of thousands of young immigrants to pursue their American Dream.
June 14, 2021
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement to mark five years since the attack at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, which occurred on June 12, 2016:
"As we mark five years since the shooting at Pulse Nightclub, Americans join Orlando and the LGBTQ community to honor the 49 beautiful souls senselessly murdered while simply enjoying a night of dancing and celebration.