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June 3, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Joe Scarborough and Willie Geist on MSNBC's Morning Joe to discuss the Congressional response to the killing of George Floyd and other news of the day. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Joe Scarborough. And Speaker Nancy Pelosi joins us now. Madam Speaker, thank you for being with us.
Speaker Pelosi. Good morning.
Joe Scarborough.
June 2, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a bill enrollment photo opportunity for S. 3744 the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020, legislation to impose sanctions on foreign individuals and entities responsible for human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and require various reports on the issue. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Good morning, everyone. We keep our distances here.
June 2, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Michel Martin on NPR's All Things Considered to discuss the Congressional response to the killing of George Floyd and other news of the day. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Michel Martin. Given the gravity of the moment we've asked one of the leaders of the co-equal branch of government, the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and she's with us now.
Madam Speaker, thank you for joining us.
June 2, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks in the Speaker's Ceremonial Office about President Trump's photo-op outside a church after tear-gassing peaceful protestors. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Last night when I saw the President holding the Bible, I was thinking of so many things in the Bible that would have been appropriate in terms of the humanity of all people in our country, and I was thinking about time.
June 1, 2020
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement today in honor of LGBTQ Pride Month:
"For 50 years, during Pride Month, the LGBTQ community has marked the anniversary of the Stonewall riots, a turning point in the gay rights movement when LGBTQ Americans took to the streets to demand an end to the systemic violence and persecution inflicted on them and their community.
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.