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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 afternoon.
Thank you for being accommodating. We had important legislation on the Floor, and so thank you.
We have an – it's an interesting week, right? But today I just want to talk about two important things, both begin with a ‘c': the coronavirus and the Census.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released this statement on the release of the coronavirus emergency response supplemental funding bill:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Members of Congress and national education leaders for a press event adding H.R. 865, the Rebuild America's Schools Act, to House Democrats' Moving Forward infrastructure framework. The bill makes a $100 billion investment to help repair and improve the physical and digital infrastructure of public schools across the nation. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you all for being here.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement in recognition of Women's History Month:
Saying Goodbye to E-Cigs
Today, the Democratic House took urgently needed action to confront the growing youth tobacco crisis – which is, in the words of the U.S. Surgeon General, an "epidemic." Currently, more than 5.3 million middle and high school students are using e-cigarettes: more than twice as many as two years ago. Nearly 1 million children are using e-cigarettes every single day!
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled to vacate the District Court ruling requiring former White House Counsel Don McGahn to comply with the House's subpoena to testify before Congress:
"Today's split Court of Appeals ruling in the McGahn case does not contradict what the Courts have continued to rule: that the President's claims of ‘absolute immunity' from Congress's subpoenas are false.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the United States reached an agreement with the Taliban that would result in a conditions-based drawdown of U.S. troops from Afghanistan:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the Trump Administration failed to provide a report on cyberattacks by foreign governments against election infrastructure to House and Senate Committees and leadership, as required by the bipartisan FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Members of Congress and advocates for a press event ahead of the House vote on H.R. 2339, the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act. Below are the Speaker's remarks: