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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of H.Res. 296, the Armenian Genocide Resolution. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank the gentleman for yielding. More importantly, I thank him for bringing this very important legislation to the Floor today.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of H.R. 4695, Protect Against Conflict by Turkey Act. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank the gentleman for yielding and I thank him and Mr. Engel, distinguished Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, and the distinguished Ranking Member of the Committee, Mr. McCaul, for their leadership in bringing this important bipartisan leadership to the Floor.
A SHIELD to Protect Our Elections
On Wednesday, the Democratic House voted 227-181 to pass the SHIELD Act, a strong and commonsense legislation to secure our elections from foreign interference. Yet, sadly, not a single House Republican voted to strengthen our nation's defenses, even as our elections face relentless, ongoing foreign attacks.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement marking one year since the horrific shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a U.S. military raid:
"Americans salute the heroism, dedication and skill of our military and our intelligence professionals and acknowledge the work of our partners in the region. We are relieved that no U.S. personnel died in this daring raid.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement commemorating the 10th anniversary of the signing of the historic Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which deters hate crimes by expanding federal protections and equipping state and local law enforcement with the tools needed to prosecute hate crimes based on sexual orientation, race, religion, gender, national origin, disability or gender identity:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the passage of H.R. 777, the Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act, one part of the bipartisan Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act that the House passed in the spring:
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Kabul, Afghanistan – Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a high-level bipartisan Congressional delegation have concluded a visit to Afghanistan, meeting with President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, Defense Secretary Mark Esper, top U.S. military commanders and diplomats, senior Afghan government officials and civil society leaders. The delegation also traveled to Camp Morehead to meet with Resolute Support Mission troops. Speaker Pelosi released the following statement: