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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi and bipartisan House and Senate leaders met with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke tonight. Below are the Speaker's brief remarks at a press availability following their meeting:
"Good evening. We just had what I believe was a very productive meeting where we heard from the Administration and from the chairman of the Fed, an initiative to help resolve the financial crisis in our country.
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on House passage of the Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act, legislation that takes crucial, common-sense steps to curb excessive speculation in the energy futures markets. The bill passed the House overwhelmingly by a vote of 283 to 133, and now goes to the Senate.
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the bipartisan Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Amendments Act, S. 3406, which passed unanimously and now proceeds to the President Bush for his signature into law:
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Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement tonight on the announcement by the Federal Reserve that it will lend up to $85 billion to the American International Group:
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this evening in support of the Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act. Below are her remarks, as prepared for delivery:
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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 on the House floor today. The House is expected to vote on the bill tonight. Below are the Speaker's opening remarks:
"Good afternoon, my apologies for keeping you waiting in this warm room. I was getting the latest update from Secretary Paulson as to the state of our financial institutions.
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins today and runs through October 15:
"Hispanic Heritage Month honors the enormous contributions of Hispanic Americans to our country, and celebrates their achievements in the broad spectrum of American life: from business and education to music and sports. America has grown stronger through its diversity, and is surely a better place for the contributions of Hispanics.
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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.