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Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the campers killed in flash floods Thursday in the Albert Pike campground area of western Arkansas. Currently, at least 20 people have died and authorities continue to search for the dozens still missing:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced today that Dr. Robert V. Remini, the House Historian, has chosen to retire from the post on August 31. Dr. Remini has served as Historian for the past five years, having reestablished the office in 2005.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks this evening at a networking reception hosted by the National Association of Women Business Owners and the Association of Women’s Business Centers. Below are the Speaker’s remarks as prepared for delivery:
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after meeting with family members of individuals who died on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in April:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the House unanimously passed legislation permitting the Coast Guard to obtain one or more advances from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to underwrite federal response activities to the BP oil spill.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the House voted overwhelmingly to pass the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Reform Act, which will make essential reforms to strengthen the financial footing of the FHA. The bill passed in the House by a vote of 406 to 4.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi today issued the following statement on the first meeting of the joint House-Senate conference committee that will complete comprehensive Wall Street reform legislation:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer held a press availability this afternoon following a bipartisan meeting at the White House with President Obama to discuss the oil spill in the Gulf, jobs legislation, financial services reform, and energy legislation. Below is a transcript of the press availability:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on a key immediate benefit of health insurance reform for America’s seniors. Starting today, one-time, tax-free checks of $250 will be mailed to tens of thousands of seniors who have fallen into the ‘donut hole’ prescription drug coverage gap. These checks will continue to be mailed monthly over the next several months as seniors enter the coverage gap, with an estimated 4 million seniors receiving this help: