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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on President Trump's veto of the resolution terminating his unlawful emergency declaration, which was overwhelmingly passed on a bipartisan basis by the House and Senate:
"The House and Senate resoundingly rejected the President's lawless power grab, yet the President has chosen to continue to defy the Constitution, the Congress and the will of the American people.
Contact: Speaker's Press Office, 202-226-7616
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after Governor Newsom announced a moratorium on the death penalty in California, granting a temporary reprieve for the 737 inmates currently on death row, the largest number in the United States:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on Senate Republicans' legislation to amend the National Emergencies Act in order to avoid voting in favor of a House-passed resolution to terminate President Trump's unlawful emergency declaration:
"Republican Senators are proposing new legislation to allow the President to violate the Constitution just this once in order to give themselves cover.
"The House will not take up this legislation to give President Trump a pass."
Contact: Speaker's Press Office, 202-226-7616
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined House Democrats for a press event on the steps of the Capitol ahead of the passage of H.R. 1, the For The People Act, an historic reform package to restore the promise of our nation's democracy, end the culture of corruption in Washington and reduce the role of money in politics to return the power back to the American people. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. It is my honor to stand in for Joe Neguse.
[Laughter]