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June 29, 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. 7301, the Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020, critical legislation to support the American people facing housing and financial challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker.
June 29, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent the following letter today to the Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Gina Haspel requesting an interagency briefing for all House Members regarding disturbing press reports that Russia placed bounties on U.S. Troops in Afghanistan and President Trump's inexplicable behavior towards Russia in light of these reports.
June 29, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Jake Tapper on CNN's The Lead to discuss today's House consideration of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act and other news of the day. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Jake Tapper. The Washington Post is reporting that per intel assessments, Russian bounties did lead to U.S. servicemembers being killed. CNN has not confirmed that Washington Post report.
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 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 released the following statement to mark the 5th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision on marriage equality in Obergefell v. Hodges:
"Five years ago, our nation made a historic step toward fulfilling the promise of equality and justice for all when the Supreme Court unequivocally declared that marriage is right of all people, regardless of who you are or whom you love.
Issues:LGBTQ+
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. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker.
I thank the gentlelady for yielding and for her tremendous leadership over time to remove obstacles of participation to our democracy.
Issues:Voting Rights
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 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 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