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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today as the number of Americans cut off from emergency unemployment insurance reached 3 million:
"Each week that House Republicans continue with their callous, shortsighted and immoral refusal to extend unemployment insurance, another 72,000 Americans lose the lifeline they rely on to care for their families as they look for a job.
Contact: Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after President Obama announced new executive actions to reduce the burden of student loan debt:
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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 217,000 jobs. With businesses adding 216,000 jobs, this marks the 51st consecutive month of private sector job growth:
"Our economy continues to make progress. But there is more we can and should be doing to create jobs, strengthen the middle class, and build an economy that works for everyone, not just the wealthy.
Contact: Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Coleville-sur-Mer, Normandy – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement marking the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon and Pelosi are leading a bipartisan Congressional Delegation to mark the anniversary and today attended a binational ceremony at the American Cemetery at Omaha Beach attended by D-Day veterans and their families at which President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande spoke.
Contact: Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement marking the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, which falls tomorrow:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency announced new actions to cut carbon pollution 30 percent by 2030:
"Climate change is one of the most pressing dangers facing us today. This accelerating crisis threatens our coasts, our crops and our communities – and its damaging and destabilizing effects are already being felt across our nation and around the world.
Contact: Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the announcement that U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl has been released by the Taliban in Afghanistan:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki announced that he would step down from his post: