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Pelosi: ‘Passage of SCHIP Is a Monumental Achievement for Our Children and Our Country’
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the House voted unanimously to amend House rules for a resolution sponsored by Congressman John Tanner of Tennessee to require House committees to hold periodic hearings on waste, fraud, and abuse in government programs:
Below are the Speaker’s opening remarks:
Pelosi: Tanner Resolution Requires Systematic Oversight to Prevent Waste, Fraud and Abuse
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the House voted unanimously to amend House rules for a resolution sponsored by Congressman John Tanner of Tennessee to require House committees to hold periodic hearings on waste, fraud, and abuse in government programs:
Pelosi: SCHIP Vote Brings Us One Step Closer to Providing Health Care for 11 Million Children
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after House Members introduced bipartisan legislation to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to cover 11 million children. Similar bipartisan legislation was vetoed twice by President Bush in 2007.
Pelosi: ‘We Are Making Great Progress’ On Economic Recovery Package
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C.â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and Democratic House and Senate leaders held a media availability late this afternoon prior to their bicameral meeting on the economic recovery package. Below are the Speaker’s opening remarks and an answer to a question from a reporter:
Pelosi Statement Following House Introduction of SCHIP Legislation
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after House Members introduced bipartisan legislation to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to cover 11 million children. Similar bipartisan legislation was vetoed twice by President Bush in 2007.
Pelosi on House Passage of Lilly Ledbetter, and Paycheck Fairness Act: ‘These Are Our Priorities’
Friday, January 9, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington. D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor today in support of two bills to end pay discrimination, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and Paycheck Fairness Act. Both passed this afternoon with strong Democratic votes. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:
Pelosi Statement in Support of Chairman Frank’s Legislation to Strengthen Oversight of TARP
Friday, January 9, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Pelosi: Today’s Dismal Jobs Report Shows That We Need Action Now on Economic Recovery Plan
Friday, January 9, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in reaction to new economic statistics that show 1.9 million Americans have lost their jobs in the last four months and that the unemployment rate has risen to 7.2 percent, the highest since 1993. In total, 2.6 million jobs were lost in 2008â€"the worst year for employment since 1945.
Pelosi: ‘Our Nation Needs Action and We Need Action Now’
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. —Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke this afternoon during the opening session of the 111th Congress immediately following her election as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Below are her remarks:
"Thank you, Leader Boehner.
Pelosi Remarks Following Bipartisan Leadership Meeting With Obama, Biden
Monday, January 5, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and Democratic House and Senate leaders held a press conference today following their bipartisan meeting with President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden.
Below are the Speaker’s opening remarks: