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April 27, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after President Biden signed an Executive Order requiring that federal contractors be paid a $15 minimum wage:
"President Biden's Executive Order honors the bedrock promise that, in America, hard work deserves fair pay.
Issues:Jobs & Economic Justice
April 26, 2021
Standing Up For Civil Liberties, Fighting Back Against Discrimination
As President George Washington once wrote, the United States will give ‘to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance.' This vision that would be our nation's guide for centuries to come, and this week, House Democrats took another step to live up to that promise.
April 25, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement marking 106 years since the beginning of the Armenian Genocide:
"Today marks 106 years since the beginning of one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century: the systematic murder of more than 1.5 million Armenian men, women and children by the Ottoman Empire.
April 22, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after House Democrats reintroduced H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act:
"House Democrats are taking a bold and important step forward to address one of the most serious, life-or-death issues facing American families today: the surging cost of their health care.
"The Elijah E.
Issues:Health Care
April 22, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference today in the Capitol Visitor Center. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Good morning, everyone. Good morning on Earth Day. Here we are. As you know, today is Earth Day. On this day, Americans celebrate our glorious natural heritage and renew our pledge to care for God's creation.
April 22, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement in recognition of Earth Day:
"As Americans celebrate Earth Day, we pause to appreciate our nation's glorious natural heritage and renew our sacred pledge to care for creation.
April 22, 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. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, which would grant statehood to the residents of the District of Columbia. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank the gentlewoman, Madam Chair, for yielding and salute her for her leadership in bringing this historic legislation to the Floor.
April 22, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the Senate passed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act:
"The epidemic of anti-AAPI hate crimes is a challenge to our country's conscience that demands immediate, strong action. That is why the House will be taking up Senator Hirono's COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, passed today by the Senate.
"This legislation will take robust, impactful action to strengthen our nation's defenses against this crisis.
April 21, 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. 1333, the NO BAN Act, and H.R. 1573, the Access to Counsel Act of 2021. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I thank the distinguished Chairman for yielding and for his leadership.
April 21, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney and Senator Tom Carper for a press conference ahead of the passage of H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, which would grant statehood to the residents of the District of Columbia. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you very much, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton.