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Protecting Americans from Coronavirus
The heartbreaking acceleration of the coronavirus crisis demands bold, urgent and ongoing action from Congress to protect Americans' lives and livelihoods. Congress must provide additional relief for small businesses and families, building on the strong down-payment made in the bipartisan CARES Act.
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the passing of civil rights champion Phyllis Lyon:
"Today, I was heartbroken to hear of the passing of Phyllis Lyon: an icon of San Francisco, a trailblazer in the fight for civil rights and a dear friend to so many in our city and to me. Phyllis dedicated her entire life to advancing equality for the LGBTQ community and in the process delivered extraordinary progress for all Americans.
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Washington, D.C – Speaker Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference today via conference call. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Ari Shapiro and Kelsey Snell on NPR's All Things Considered for an interview to discuss the latest in the ongoing efforts to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, including the new bipartisan House Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis and Congressional Democrats' move to pass interim emergency coronavirus relief. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after joining a bicameral amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court in the cases of Trump v. Pennsylvania and Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania arguing against the Trump Administration's expansive rule allowing private employers to opt out of providing contraceptive coverage for their employees, in violation of the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive-coverage requirement:
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the abrupt demotion of Acting Defense Department Inspector General Glenn Fine and removal from his position as head of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee created in the CARES Act, less than a week after his appointment:
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after President Trump nominated Brian Miller, a senior associate counsel in the Office of the White House and former GSA Inspector General, to oversee the Treasury Department's implementation of the $2 trillion CARES Act:
"Congressional Democrats transformed the CARES Act from corporations-first to workers-first, ensuring that taxpayer dollars given to industry go to workers' paychecks and benefits, not be used for CEO bonuses, stock buybacks or dividends.
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Washington, D.C. — Speaker Pelosi released this statement on next steps in the coronavirus response:
"The numbers are devastating: 6.6 million initial unemployment claims, 700,000 jobs lost in the March jobs report, more than 245,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and 6,000 dead.
"The acceleration of the coronavirus demands that we double down on the downpayment we made in CARES by passing a CARES 2 package. We must extend and expand this bipartisan legislation to meet the needs of the American people.