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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 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.
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 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 27, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Judy Woodruff on PBS NewsHour 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:
Judy Woodruff.
May 27, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of the rule on H.R. 6172, USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020, legislation reauthorizing three sunsetting FISA authorities for three years and also making important reforms to protect Americans' civil liberties. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
May 27, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Members of Congress for a press conference to discuss the Administration's failures on COVID-19 testing and the strong testing plan House Democrats included and passed in The Heroes Act. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Good afternoon, everyone. Here we are. When we invited you to this meeting, we were going to be talking about three things: testing, testing, testing. Testing to open up our economy.
May 27, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of S.3744, 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. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. I thank the gentleman for yielding. I thank him and Mr. McCaul and Mr.
May 26, 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 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:
Chris Hayes. Democrats in the House are worried we're not testing enough, still. They have new legislation that would mandate a new testing rubric.