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Pelosi: ‘If Freedom-Loving People Do Not Speak Out for Human Rights in China and Tibet, Then We Lose Our Moral Authority’
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
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 H. Res 226, a resolution recognizing the plight of the Tibetan people on the 50th anniversary of His Holiness the Dalai Lama being forced into exile. The House approved the measure this afternoon by a vote of 422 to 1. Below are the Speaker’s remarks.
Pelosi Statement on President Obama Creating White House Council on Women and Girls
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after President Obama signed an Executive Order creating the White House Council on Women and Girls, which will provide a coordinated federal response to the challenges confronted by women and girls and ensure that all Cabinet and Cabinet-level agencies consider how their policies and programs impact women and families.
Pelosi Statement on Senate Passage of Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement tonight after the Senate passed the fiscal year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which will fund the federal government through September 30. The House passed the bill on Feb. 25 and it now goes to President Obama for his signature into law:
Pelosi Statement on Introduction of Employee Free Choice Act
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after the Employee Free Choice Act was introduced in the House and Senate:
Pelosi Remarks Following Listening Session with Leading Economists
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
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Washington, D.C - Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Democrats and several leading economists held a news conference today following the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee listening session for Members of Congress on the state of the economy. Below are the Speaker’s opening remarks:
Pelosi Remarks at Reception Commemorating 50th Anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s Exile from Tibet
Monday, March 9, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C - Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Richard Gere, and Lobsang Nyandak, representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, spoke at a reception on Capitol Hill today commemorating the 50th anniversary of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s flight from Tibet and arrival into freedom in exile. Below are the Speaker’s remarks as prepared.
Pelosi: With Wounded Warriors Program, Congress Shows Its Commitment to Meeting Needs of America’s Veterans
Monday, March 9, 2009
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Pelosi Statement on President Obama’s Executive Order on Stem Cell Research
Monday, March 9, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after President Obama signed an executive order lifting the Bush Administration’s restrictions on federally financed human embryonic stem cell research:
Pelosi: Congress, President Obama Committed to Aggressive Action to Lift Economy of Recession
Friday, March 6, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement regarding this morning’s Labor Department statistics showing that 651,000 American jobs were lost in the month of February, with the unemployment rate rising to 8.1 percent, the worst since December 1983.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the House’s passage of HR 1106, the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, by a vote of 234 to 191.
"Every 13 seconds, another American family loses their largest investment—their home—to foreclosure. That means that every 13 seconds a family is uprooted, children are forced to switch schools, and a home is boarded up, increasing blight and reducing property values.