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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in support of S. 3307, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. Below are the Speaker’s remarks.
“Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I thank the Chairman [Mr. Miller] and I thank Congresswoman McCarthy, Chairwoman DeLauro, and Congressman Jim McGovern for their leadership in bringing this important legislation to the floor today.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, and senior House and Senate Democrats were joined by jobless Americans at a press conference to protect unemployment insurance benefits for American workers. Below are the Speaker’s opening remarks and closing statement, and additional facts on unemployment insurance:
Speaker Pelosi Opening Remarks:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in recognition of World AIDS Day:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this afternoon following House passage of legislation that would provide funding to settle African American farmers’ and Native Americans’ lawsuits against the federal government. The House passed the legislation by a vote of 256 to 152; the Senate passed the bill earlier this month and it now goes to President Obama for his signature into law.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this afternoon on the bipartisan, bicameral meeting earlier today hosted by President Obama at the White House:
“Today, President Obama brought together the bipartisan leadership of the House and Senate in the spirit of cooperation and seeking common ground. In a productive meeting, he offered a process for resolving the tax issue.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy, Congressman Jim McGovern and Senator Blanche Lincoln held a press conference call this afternoon to urge House passage of child nutrition reauthorization legislation, which the Senate has already passed. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on a report issued by the Department of Defense about the impact of repealing the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after the House passed bipartisan legislation blocking the 23 percent cut in Medicare payments to doctors, scheduled for December 1, for one month, while a longer-term fix is negotiated. The Senate passed the bill on November 18, and it now goes to President Obama for his signature into law:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on regulations under the Affordable Care Act now being implemented by the Department of Health and Human Services. The “Medical Loss Ratio” provisions issued today require health insurers to spend 80 to 85 percent of consumers’ premiums on direct care for patients and efforts to improve care quality: