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Washington, D.C. – Speaker John Boehner and Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today announced joint appointments to the board of the Office of Congressional Ethics.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after President Obama announced a series of proposals to prevent and reduce gun violence, implementing 23 executive actions and calling on Congress to take a series of steps to ban military-style assault weapons, ban high-capacity assault magazines, strengthen our background check system, and address a series of other challenges:
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after President Obama held his final press conference of his first term:
“President Obama is correct – Republicans must not threaten the full faith and credit of the United States. America always pays its bills, and Republicans should not use veterans, seniors, small businesses, public safety, or the stability of our housing and stock markets as leverage.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after Secretary Hilda Solis announced that she would be stepping down from her post at the Department of Labor:
“Secretary Hilda Solis has established an extraordinary record as an unflinching advocate for American workers, a dedicated leader for the equality of women in the workplace, a critical voice for Democrats in Congress, and a bold leader in President Obama’s administration.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi announced today that the Democratic Caucus had approved recommendations for a series of new appointments of Members of Congress to seats on key House committees in the 113th Congress.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference today in the Capitol Visitor Center. Below is a transcript of the press conference:
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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 155,000 jobs and the unemployment rate remained at 7.8 percent in December. With private businesses adding 168,000 jobs, this marks the 34th consecutive month of private sector job growth: