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March 10, 2009

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:


March 10, 2009

Pelosi Remarks Following Listening Session with Leading Economists

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616

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:


March 9, 2009

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.


March 9, 2009

Pelosi: With Wounded Warriors Program, Congress Shows Its Commitment to Meeting Needs of America’s Veterans

Monday, March 9, 2009

Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616


March 9, 2009

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:


March 6, 2009

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.


March 5, 2009

Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616

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.

Issues:Housing

March 4, 2009

Pelosi Statement on President’s Efforts to Reform Government Contracting

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today regarding President Obama’s initiative to reform government contracting:


March 4, 2009

Pelosi: Rove and Miers Testifying Before Judiciary Committee is a Victory for the Constitution and Rule of Law

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616


March 3, 2009

Pelosi Remarks at Portrait Unveiling Ceremony for Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Barbara Lee, and Members of the CBC held a portrait unveiling ceremony this afternoon, March 3, for the late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm. This year marks the 40th anniversary of Congresswoman Chisholm’s swearing in as a Member of the House. Below are the remarks of the Speaker as prepared: