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Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other House leaders held a photo opportunity with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today. Below are her opening remarks:
"Good afternoon. I'm very pleased and honored to be able to welcome the Prime Minister of Pakistan to the Capitol of the United States. The relationship between our two countries is an important one. Issues like fighting terrorism, stability in South Asia, economic development in Pakistan are important to both our countries.
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Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this morning to support H. Res. 1370, legislation calling on the Chinese government to immediately cease human rights abuses ahead of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. The resolution passed by an overwhelming vote of 419 to1. Below are her remarks:
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Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act, which passed Congress with bipartisan support last week. The bill is being enrolled by the House and the Senate this afternoon and will be sent later today to the President, who has announced that he will sign it into law.
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Washington, D.C. -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced today the fiscal year 2008 Homeland Security grants for the San Francisco Bay Area, including $37 million for Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) and an additional $1.1 million as part of the UASI Nonprofit Security Grant Program:
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Washington, D.C. --- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this evening in support of the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde Global Leadership against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria reauthorization act of 2008. The bill, which passed the Senate last week, passed the House this evening by a vote of 303 to 115 and will now go the President for his signature into law.
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Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in support of the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008. The legislation passed by a vote of 272 to 152. Below are her remarks:
"Mr. Rangel, Mr. Frank, Mr. Neal, and Chairwoman Waters have brought us a comprehensive package on housing policy reforms that will help lift families facing foreclosure and stem the continuing drop in home values around the country.
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Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Republican Leader John Boehner, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn joined together under the Capitol Rotunda this morning to commemorate President Truman's executive order 60 years ago that marked the beginning of racial integration in the armed services. Below are the Speaker's opening remarks:
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New Orleans -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement during a news conference in New Orleans today at the conclusion of the Congressional delegation visit to the Gulf Coast in advance of the third anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The 22-member Congressional delegation was led once again by House Democratic Majority Whip James E. Clyburn and included Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and Democratic Caucus Vice-Chair John Larson.
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Washington, D.C -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today reacting to comments by a spokesman for the Iraqi government, following a meeting between Senator Barack Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, in which the spokesman said Iraqis would like to see the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops by 2010.