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June 1, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the CBO reported that the U.S. economy will lose an estimated $16 trillion over ten years due to COVID-19.
May 31, 2020
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi participated in an interview with George Stephanopoulos for ABC's This Week to discuss the response to the killing of George Floyd, The Heroes Act, House Democrats' urgently-needed legislation to address the COVID-19 health and economic crisis and other news of the day. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
George Stephanopoulos. There you see protestors gathering in city hall in San Francisco last night, the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
May 29, 2020
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the President announced potential economic, trade and visa restrictions against Beijing:
"The vague measures suggested by President Trump are nothing new and do not articulate a real or serious strategy to confront China's actions. For three years, President Trump has dangerously emboldened Chinese President Xi to accelerate his human rights crackdown including against the people of Hong Kong.
Issues:Human Rights
May 29, 2020
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after President Trump vetoed H. J. Res. 76, the bipartisan Congressional Review Act joint resolution passed by Congress to overturn Secretary Devos's Borrower Defense Rule that denies debt relief to tens of thousands of students defrauded by predatory colleges:
"For two decades, the Borrower Defense Rule has served as a critical lifeline for America's students.
May 29, 2020
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement following the announcement that ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin had been arrested and charged with 3rd-degree murder and manslaughter in the recent murder of George Floyd:
"Our hearts ache for the family of George Floyd and the entire Minneapolis community. On Monday, our nation witnessed a man being murdered on TV.
May 28, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reporters to discuss The Heroes Act, House Democrats' urgently-needed legislation to address the COVID-19 health and economic crisis, and other news of the day. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Andrea Mitchell. And joining us now from Capitol Hill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Madam Speaker, thank you for joining us on a very busy day.
Speaker Pelosi.
May 28, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after Beijing approved moving ahead with a sweeping new "national security framework" intended to greatly expand its power to suppress speech, including protests, in Hong Kong:
"The so-called ‘national security framework' – Beijing's latest move against Hong Kong – threatens the death of the ‘one country, two systems' principle.
May 28, 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, a very sad time as we observe over 100,000 people in our country dying of the coronavirus. So sad. We'll always carry them in our hearts, that big number of people. It is a scar on our nation that we could not save them.
May 28, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the President's Executive Order rolling back liability protections for social media companies over user-generated content:
"Allowing the proliferation of disinformation is extremely dangerous, particularly as our nation faces the deadliest pandemic in history. Clearly and sadly, the President's Executive Order is a desperate distraction from his failure to provide a national testing strategy to defeat COVID-19.