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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer held a press availability today. Below is a transcript of the Leader's opening and closing remarks, as well as a question and answer session:
Leader Pelosi's Opening Remarks:
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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. This morning, as we gather here, the United States Senate is passing a clean longtime Department of Homeland Security funding bill that, if passed by the House this morning, could be sent to the President and signed into law today, well before the midnight deadline.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks today on the House floor on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Below is a transcript of the Leader's remarks:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks today on the House Republicans' refusal to provide clean, long-term funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Below is a transcript of the Leader's remarks:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today released the following statement after Presidio Trust Executive Director Craig Middleton announced his retirement from the Trust. Middleton served as an aide to Congresswoman Pelosi during the creation of the Presidio Trust, and left her office to become the first employee of the Trust in 1997. He has served as Executive Director of the Presidio Trust since 2001.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released this statement following the Federal Communications Commission vote today adopting clear rules protecting network neutrality on the Internet and promoting broadband competition:
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Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid held a press conference today to discuss the latest in their efforts to fund the Department of Homeland Security by passing a clean, long-term measure to avoid a Republican Homeland Security Shutdown. Below is a transcript of Leader Pelosi's opening remarks, as well as a question and answer session:
Leader Pelosi. I brought my glasses to be with Harry, but he switched on me.
[Laughter]
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement in support of the District of Columbia's legal authority to implement its marijuana legalization initiative on Thursday:
"Last November, the citizens of the District of Columbia exercised their democratic rights and overwhelmingly voted to approve Initiative 71.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today released the following statement after Republicans voted for the third time to block a clean appropriations bill to prevent the Department of Homeland Security from shutting down on February 28.
"Republicans are trapped in a dangerous, anti-immigrant fantasy. There are barely three days left before their grandstanding shuts down the Department of Homeland Security, but Republicans still have no plan to avert their latest manufactured crisis.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke at a press availability following a meeting of the Democratic Caucus this morning. Below is a transcript of the Leader's remarks: