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July 12, 2013
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that she would be stepping down as Secretary of Homeland Security in August and assuming the post as the next President of the University of California system.
Issues:Education
July 12, 2013
San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement in response to a tragic shooting in which two people lost their lives at the GiftCenter & JewelryMart in the South of Market neighborhood.
July 11, 2013
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference today in the Capitol Visitor Center. Below is a transcript of the press conference.
July 11, 2013
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi took to the House floor today to call on her colleagues to oppose the House Republican Farm Bill. Below are the Leader’s remarks.
July 11, 2013
Leader Pelosi sent a letter to the Chairman of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to highlight critical concerns in need of the board’s immediate review.
July 11, 2013
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after House Republicans passed a farm bill by a vote of 216 to 208. The partisan measure failed to include the provisions from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and passed without a single Democratic vote.
July 10, 2013
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services that it will award $150 million in grants to community health centers across the country to help uninsured Americans enroll in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces.
Issues:Health Care
July 10, 2013
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi sent the following letter to House Speaker John Boehner ahead of today’s “special meeting” of the House Republican Conference on immigration reform. The letter calls on Speaker Boehner and House Republicans to act in a bipartisan way to enact reform that is comprehensive, that upholds our core principles, and that represents a reasonable compromise for both parties.
July 10, 2013
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the Senate Judiciary Committee secured a bipartisan vote of 15 to 7 to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), legislation that would prohibit employment discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the workplace.
Issues:LGBTQ+
July 9, 2013
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi took to the House floor today to offer her condolences to the families and loved ones of those lost and injured after Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashed on July 6th. Below are the Leader’s remarks.