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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released this statement following the filing in the Rules Committee of the 2015 Omnibus Appropriations bill which includes only short-term funding for Homeland Security:
"Our goal has always been to keep government open, and to accomplish that goal in a bipartisan manner. We have confidence in our appropriators as they have over the last weeks sought to negotiate a position that represents the values of our Caucus.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement regarding the declassified report by the Senate Intelligence Committee on the interrogation practices of the Central Intelligence Agency during the Bush Administration:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed bipartisan legislation – H.R. 5059, the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act – that addresses the epidemic of suicide among our nation's veterans:
"Every veteran lost to suicide is a tragedy that tears at the heart of our nation. Yet every year more than 8,000 veterans – about twenty-two men and women a day – take their own lives.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced that the economy added 321,000 jobs and the unemployment rate held at 5.8 percent, the lowest unemployment rate since July 2008. With businesses adding 314,000 jobs, this marks the 58th consecutive month of private sector job growth.
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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.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today released the following statement after a grand jury in New York declined to issue an indictment in the death of Eric Garner:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Joe Crowley (D-NY), Committee on Financial Services Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Democratic Members of the House Financial Services Committee held a press conference today to urge the long-term reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA). Below are the Leader's opening remarks, as well as a question and answer session:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered a speech on the House floor today on the Republicans' attempt to block President Obama's Immigration Accountability Executive Actions. Below are the Leader's remarks: