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December 2, 2016
Pelosi Update


December 2, 2016

Contact: Drew Hammill/Caroline Behringer, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference today. Below is a transcript of the press conference.


December 2, 2016

Contact: Drew Hammill/Caroline Behringer, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced that the economy added a total of 178,000 jobs in November, with the unemployment rate falling to 4.6 percent, the lowest unemployment rate August 2007. With 156,000 private sector jobs being added in November, the economy has added a total of 15.6 million private sector jobs since early 2010.


December 1, 2016

Contact: Drew Hammill/Caroline Behringer, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after House Republicans passed a resolution, by a vote of 234 to 181, to allot an additional $800,000 for the work of the Republicans’ Select Panel to Attack Women’s Health through December 31, 2016, bringing the total for the panel to $1.5 million, repaying the Energy and Commerce Committee for the money the panel has already spent:

Issues:Health Care

December 1, 2016

Contact: Drew Hammill/Caroline Behringer, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on House passage of the 21st Century Cures Act:

Issues:Health Care

December 1, 2016

Contact: Drew Hammill/Caroline Behringer, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today released this statement after Democratic Caucus Chairman Xavier Becerra accepted the nomination from California Governor Edmund ‘Jerry’ Brown to serve as the next California Attorney General:


November 28, 2016

Contact: Drew Hammill/Caroline Behringer, 202-226-7616

San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the death of Fidel Castro:

“The death of Fidel Castro marks the end of an era for Cuba and the Cuban people. After decades under Fidel's doctrine of oppression and antagonism, there is hope that a new path for Cuba is opening.


November 23, 2016

Contact: Drew Hammill/Caroline Behringer, 202-226-7616

San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on reports that President-elect Trump will nominate Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education:

Issues:Education

November 21, 2016
Pelosi Update

After winning the presidency but losing the popular vote, President-elect Trump must try to bring Americans together – not continue to fan the flames of division and bigotry.

Bringing Steve Bannon into the White House is an alarming signal that President-elect Trump remains committed to the hateful and divisive vision that defined his campaign. There must be no sugarcoating the reality that a white nationalist has been named chief strategist for the Trump Administration.