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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today in response to the troubling news in the financial markets:
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Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that that Congress is immediately putting together an emergency disaster assistance package to meet recovery needs associated with Hurricane Ike, as well as response needs for Hurricane Gustav, Western wildfires, and the severe tornadoes and record flooding that hit Iowa and other Midwestern states earlier this summer.
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on Hurricane Ike, a massive storm churning through the Gulf of Mexico whose outer edges are already hitting Galveston, Texas:
"The thoughts and prayers of the entire Congress, and indeed all Americans, are with the people who live in areas in the path of Hurricane Ike.
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after the House approved the Highway Trust Fund Restoration Act, which will fund highway projects by transferring $8 billion from the general fund to the Highway Trust Fund. The Senate approved the legislation this week and the bill now goes to President Bush for his signature into law.
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic leaders held a news conference today to discuss the comprehensive energy bill to be introduced this week. Below are her remarks:
"I apologize for keeping you waiting, especially in these cramped quarters. But I come from our Caucus meeting very energized by what our Members had to say, pun intended. As we have discussed this month, Democrats will continue efforts to take America in a New Direction.
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Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on President Bush?s announcement on troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan:
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Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on pending action by the Treasury Department regarding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac:
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today in support of the aims of the "Stand Up to Cancer" telethon, to be aired on all networks tonight:
"There is not a person in our country who has not seen a loved one suffer because of cancer. Cancer kills 565,000 Americans annually, and each year there are more than 1.4 million new cases. All Americans must work together to make eradicating the scourge of cancer a national priority of the highest order.
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Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi today issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released its employment report for August showing a loss of another 84,000 American jobs, and an unemployment rate that climbed to 6.1 percent - the highest since September 2003. The economy has lost jobs for eight straight months, with a total of 605,000 American jobs lost this year:
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Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on the announcement by the Bush Administration of a humanitarian aid package to the Republic of Georgia:
"The United States forcefully condemned the Russian invasion of Georgia. On a bipartisan basis, Congress and the Bush Administration will deliver reconstruction and humanitarian assistance to the Georgian people as they recover from this assault on their sovereignty.