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Pelosi Statement on Obama’s Announcement of Purchase of 17,600 New American Vehicles for Government Fleet
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Pelosi released the following statement regarding the Obama Administration’s announcement that the federal government will use money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to buy about 17,600 new, fuel efficient vehicles produced by American automobile companies:
Pelosi: Creation of a Lifetime Electronic Records for Service Members and Veterans Will Enhance Their Health Care
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement in response to the President Obama’s announcement on veterans' health care.
Pelosi Statement on the 15th Anniversary of the Genocide in Rwanda
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the 15th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda:
"Genocide anywhere is a challenge to the fundamental morality of all humanity.
"In Rwanda, we failed to meet that challenge. All of us - the international community and the United States Government did not do enough to stop the genocide, to end the violence, and to save the lives of hundreds of thousands.
Pelosi Statement on Earthquake in Abruzzo Region of Italy
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement regarding the earthquake in the Abruzzo region of Italy.
"Today, I called President Berlusconi on behalf of my colleagues in the Congress to express our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those who suffered death and destruction in the earthquake in the Abruzzo region of Italy.
Pelosi Remarks at News Conference on House Budget Resolution
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House leaders held a news conference before the House vote on H.Con.Res.85, which will set forth the congressional budget for the federal government. The House is expected to pass the budget resolution this evening. Below are the Speaker’s opening remarks:
Pelosi: ‘This Budget Upholds the American Principles of Opportunity, Security, Responsibility and Fairness’
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in strong support of the House budget resolution, which the House is expected to pass this evening. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:
Pelosi on House Passage of Bill Granting FDA Authority to Regulate Tobacco
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the House’s passage of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which will provide the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with authority to regulate tobacco products. The bill passed by a vote of 298 to 112.
Pelosi on House Passage of Pay for Performance Act: ‘A Matter of Simple Fairness’
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the House’s passage of the Pay for Performance Act, which will restrict compensation and bonuses at companies that receive capital infusions from the Treasury. The bill passed by a vote of 247 to 141.
Pelosi Hails House Passage of Legislation to Reduce the Military Families Tax
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on legislation approved by the House this afternoon that makes further progress in ending the Military Families Tax, which unfairly penalizes surviving spouses of service members who have died as a result of service-connected conditions.