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Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Leaders, Committee Chairs and newer Members of Congress held an enrollment ceremony in the Rayburn Room of the Capitol this morning to sign the revised Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act and send it to President Obama for his signature into law. The House passed the bill last night, which completes Congressional work on health insurance reform, by a vote of 220 to 207; the Senate passed it yesterday afternoon by a vote of 56 to 43.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement tonight after the House voted 220 to 207 to pass the revised Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act that the Senate passed this afternoon. The bill will now go to the President to be signed into law.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the House passed two job creation and small business bills – the Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Act and the Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act.
"Today, the House made more progress on two crucial building blocks of our economic recovery: creating jobs, the source of stability and a steady paycheck for America’s families; and supporting small businesses, the engine of America’s prosperity.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C – Speaker Nancy Pelosi today announced that she has appointed three House Democrats to President Obama’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. This commission will be responsible for working in a bipartisan way to propose steps to address our long-term debt, bring down the deficit, and ensure that the federal government returns to fiscal discipline.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after President Barack Obama signed the Senate health insurance reform legislation into law. The House passed the Senate bill on Sunday by a vote of 219 to 212.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican Leader John Boehner held a press availability this morning with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel prior to their meeting in the Capitol. Below are their remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Good morning.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Leaders, and Committee Chairs held an enrollment ceremony in the Capitol today to sign the Senate health insurance reform bill and send it to President Obama for his signature into law. Yesterday, the House passed the passed the Senate bill by a vote of 219 to 212. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor tonight in support of historic health insurance reform legislation. The House passed the Senate version of health insurance reform legislation by a vote of 219 to 212. That bill now goes to the President for his signature into law. A second bill, to improve the Senate bill, passed by a vote of 220 to 211 and goes to the Senate. Below are the Speaker’s remarks.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats were joined by President Barack Obama this afternoon for a Democratic Caucus Meeting in the auditorium of the Capitol Visitor Center before tomorrow’s vote on health insurance reform. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:
"Thank you all very much.
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the passing of Stewart Lee Udall, former U.S. Secretary of the Interior and father of Senator Tom Udall.
"As the House debates legislation today to restore America’s public lands, it is with great sadness that we have learned that one of the greatest champions in our nation’s history for conservation, Stewart Udall, has passed away.