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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released this statement following President Obama’s meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama today:

"I commend the President for meeting with His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, a champion of peace and non-violence, and a voice for dignity, justice, and respect for all humanity. His Holiness is a source of wisdom and compassion, a powerful spokesman for the moral duty and inherent worth of every person, and a force for human rights across the globe.

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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks at the University of California, San Francisco on the one-year anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Speaker Pelosi held a roundtable discussion with Mayor Gavin Newsom, Susan Desmond-Hellmann, chancellor of UCSF, and several local business owners who received recovery funds to create jobs. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement in response to $46,000,000 awarded today to the Presidio Parkway/Doyle Drive Replacement Project through a Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act:

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on the one-year anniversary of President Obama signing into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act:

"One year ago, President Obama and Congress took tough action to bring America’s economy back from the brink by giving most Americans the fastest and largest middle-class tax cuts in history, creating and saving jobs, and laying the building blocks for long-term prosperity.

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Johnstown, Penn. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks this morning in Johnstown, Pennsylvania at the funeral of Congressman John Murtha, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, who died last week. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:

"Dr. Stevens, thank you for welcoming us here today and giving us this opportunity to pay our respects to Joyce, to Donna, to John, to Patrick, to Jack’s precious grandchildren and family.

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Washington, DC - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement upon the return of the bipartisan, bicameral delegation from Haiti today:

"Friday, February 12th is a national day of mourning in Haiti. Our House and Senate delegation marked the sad occasion with a moment of silence at the Cathedral in Port-au-Prince.

"In our discussions, we emphasized our commitment to continue to work with the Haitian government as the 2010 hurricane season approaches.

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today in recognition of Lunar New Year, which will begin on Sunday, February 14:

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after President Obama signed into law Pay-as-you-go legislation. The legislation requires any new spending or revenue reduction to be paid for by an equal amount of spending reduction or revenue increase:

"PAYGO is a critical step on the path toward deficit reduction and fiscal discipline.