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June 26, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Congresswoman Terri Sewell, Leader Steny Hoyer, Whip James Clyburn and Chairman Jerry Nadler for a press conference marking the 7th anniversary of the Supreme Court's Shelby County v. Holder decision and urging Senate to pass H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you very much, Congresswoman Sewell, daughter of Selma.
Issues:Voting Rights
June 26, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations:
"Seventy-five years ago, in the aftermath of the staggering violence and inhumanity of WWII, the nations of the world gathered together in San Francisco to lay the foundations for a just and enduring peace.
June 26, 2020
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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. 3094, legislation to designate the National Pulse Memorial, in observance of four years since the Pulse nightclub shooting. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I thank the gentleman for yielding. And I thank you and him for making this important memorial possible for us today.
June 26, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined join Ari Shapiro and Susan Davis on NPR's All Things Considered to discuss the House passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020, the latest on the Congressional response to the coronavirus pandemic and other news of the day. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Sarah McCammon. The House of Representatives has passed a sweeping police reform bill.
June 26, 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.
So this has been quite a week. What a historic evening we had last night with the passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.
June 25, 2020
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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. 7120, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, legislation implementing bold, unprecedented reforms to curb police brutality, end racial profiling and eliminate qualified immunity for law enforcement. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
June 25, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington, D.C. and others for a press event ahead of the House vote on H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, which would finally grant the District of Columbia statehood. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Good afternoon.
June 25, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the Trump Administration filed its brief in the health care lawsuit before the Supreme Court, asking the justices to strike down the entirety of the Affordable Care Act:
"President Trump and the Republicans' campaign to rip away the protections and benefits of the Affordable Care Act in the middle of the coronavirus crisis is an act of unfathomable cruelty.
Issues:Health Care
June 25, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass and House Democrats for a press event ahead of the House vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020, bold, unprecedented reforms to curb police brutality, end racial profiling and eliminate qualified immunity for law enforcement. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Liberty and justice for all.
June 25, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Chris Hayes on MSNBC's All In with Chris Hayes to discuss the House's vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020, the unveiling of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act and other news of the day. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Chris Hayes. Right now, as I speak, the House is voting on a new police reform bill, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.