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San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after Congressman Todd Akin claimed women are able to prevent pregnancies in cases of “legitimate rape”:
“Congressman Akin’s statement is another manifestation of the total disregard and disrespect of women by Republican leaders.
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San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after Congressman Dennis Cardoza announced his resignation from Congress effective midnight August 15th:
"Congressman Dennis Cardoza has been a valued member of our caucus and the Congress and his leadership will be missed.
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San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today in recognition of the 77th anniversary of Social Security:
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San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this morning on Governor Romney’s selection of Congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate:
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Washington, D.C. - Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on yesterday's shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin:
"Our thoughts and prayers rest with the families, friends, and loved ones of those killed in Oak Creek yesterday. And we wish a speedy and successful recovery to those injured in this attack.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of S&P’s downgrade of America’s credit rating, which falls on Sunday, August 5th:
“One year ago, Republicans manufactured an unnecessary and dangerous debt limit crisis that resulted in our country’s first-ever credit downgrade – weakening consumer confidence, undermining job growth, and injecting uncertainty into our economy.
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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 163,000 jobs and the unemployment rate rose to 8.3 percent in July. With private businesses adding 172,000 jobs, this marks the 29th consecutive month of private sector job growth: