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October 19, 2020
Addressing the Needs of the American People
On May 15, five months ago today, the House passed the Heroes Act, with $3.4 trillion to meet the needs of the American people from the coronavirus pandemic and deep economic recession. Mitch McConnell responded that the states should just go bankrupt, that we needed to take a pause and this week, when asked why he was not willing to support coronavirus relief legislation, he laughed.
October 19, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined George Stephanopoulos on ABC's This Week to discuss the resumption of COVID relief talks after the President's decision to walk away and other news of the day. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
George Stephanopoulos. And that's where we go to our first guest, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Madam Speaker, thank you for joining us this morning. I want to get to the latest on the stimulus negotiations with the White House.
October 19, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Joy Reid on MSNBC's The ReidOut to discuss COVID relief talks and other news of the day. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Joy Reid. Speaker of the House spent the day negotiating a larger relief package with the Treasury Secretary, Steve Mnuchin, and joins me now. Madam Speaker, thank you for being here.
October 16, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC's Deadline: White House to discuss the resumption of COVID relief talks after the President's decision to walk away and other news of the day. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Nicolle Wallace.
October 13, 2020
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the Supreme Court approved the Trump Administration's emergency request to end the 2020 Census early, which threatens to deny vulnerable communities federal funding and lead to an inaccurate apportionment that will violate the constitutional right to political representation:
"The Supreme Court's decision to enable the President's shameful campaign to curtail the Census is regrettable and disappointing.
October 13, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Wolf Blitzer on CNN's The Situation Room to discuss the resumption of COVID relief talks after the President's decision to walk away and other news of the day. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Wolf Blitzer. Madam Speaker, thank you so much for joining us, and as you know, there are Americans who are being evicted from their homes. They can't pay their rent.
October 12, 2020
Meeting The Needs Of The American People
Sadly and tragically, as we pray for President's recovery from the coronavirus, our hearts are broken for the more than 212,000 Americans who have died and the more than 7.6 million who have been infected. Overnight, another 56,000 were reported infected. Yet the President irresponsibly still refuses to engage in mask wearing and social distancing.
October 9, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Craig Melvin on MSNBC's Live to discuss the the resumption of COVID relief talks after the President's decision to walk away and other news of the day. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Craig Melvin. Right now, in the middle of tense COVID relief negotiations, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is putting the presidential transfer of power process front and center on Capitol Hill.
October 9, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) for a press conference to discuss the introduction of the Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of Office Act. The legislation would create the Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of Office, the body and process called for in the 25th Amendment to the U.S.
October 8, 2020
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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. Thank you for being here.
I have a special guest with us today, the distinguished Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Mr. Frank Pallone. I asked him to join us because of the discussions that we are engaged have been engaged in about how we go forward.