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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the Congressional Budget Office released a new report on the economic effects of raising the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today to mark the fifth anniversary of the signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered the following remarks at the United Steelworkers and the BlueGreen Alliance Rally today:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the newly released figures that 3.3 million Americans have enrolled in plans in the Affordable Care Act's health insurance marketplaces, including more than 1.1 million enrollments in January alone:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after President Obama signed an Executive Order raising the minimum wage to $10.10 for federal contract workers and called on Congress to enact the Fair Minimum Wage Act, sponsored by Congressman George Miller and Senator Tom Harkin, to increase the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour for all minimum wage workers:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after House Republican leadership announced a plan to bring a clean bill to lift the debt ceiling up for a vote:
"The Fourteenth Amendment to our Constitution declares that ‘the validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law…shall not be questioned.' That has always been the standard upheld and advocated by House Democrats.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor today after House Republican leadership announced a plan to bring a clean bill to lift the debt ceiling up for a vote. The clean debt ceiling bill passed the House by a margin of 221-201. Below are the Leader's remarks:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on final regulations on the employer shared responsibility provisions under the Affordable Care Act:
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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 113,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate dropped to 6.6 percent. With businesses adding 142,000 jobs, January marks the 47th consecutive month of private sector job growth.
"Today's jobs report shows our recovery continuing to move forward. But it is clear there is more for Congress to do to create jobs and build an economy that works for everyone.