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May 27, 2016

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San Francisco – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in honor of Memorial Day, which will be observed on Monday, May 30:


May 25, 2016

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

Leader Pelosi. I'm just running a little bit late. I just came from a memorial service for Harry Wu. His passing in April took us all by surprise. We were shocked and saddened by it.


May 25, 2016

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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the outcome of three amendments regarding LGBT discrimination offered in the Energy and Water Appropriations bill:


May 24, 2016

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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after Republicans on the Appropriations Committee blocked an amendment to the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations bill that would close the loophole that allows suspects on the FBI Terrorist Watchlist to buy guns:


May 24, 2016

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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the intelligence authorization legislation passed as a suspension bill today:


May 24, 2016

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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after 178 House Democrats wrote a letter to Speaker Ryan calling on him to disband Republicans' Select Panel to Attack Women's Health:

"Republicans' Select Panel to Attack Women's Health is engaged in a level of misinformation and intimidation which has not been seen in Congress since Joseph McCarthy.


May 21, 2016

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Baltimore – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered the commencement address to the Class of 2016 graduates at Morgan State University – the largest historically black college or university in Maryland. Below are the Leader’s remarks as delivered:


May 19, 2016

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

Leader Pelosi. Good morning, everyone. Sadly, we all awakened this morning to the very sad news of the EgyptAir plane going down. Of course, our prayers and thoughts are with the families, mostly Egyptians, French, and then some other countries, some children. They said even infants. So tragic, so sad.


May 19, 2016

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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the introduction of bipartisan legislation to address Puerto Rico’s fiscal crisis and unsustainable debt burden:

“Today, three million of our fellow Americans in Puerto Rico are facing a desperate fiscal and public debt emergency that threatens their economy, their communities and their families. Only Congress can provide Puerto Rico with the tools it needs to emerge from this crisis.