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February 15, 2008

Pelosi Statement on Tragedy at Northern Illinois University

Friday, February 15, 2008

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

Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today giving her condolences regarding the shooting tragedy yesterday at Northern Illinois University:


February 15, 2008

Pelosi: 'The President is Misrepresenting the Facts on Our Nation’s Electronic Surveillance Capabilities’

Friday, February 15, 2008

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

Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after President Bush spoke at the White House this morning on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act:


February 14, 2008

Pelosi on Contempt: 'Oversight Is an Institutional Obligation to Ensure Against Abuse of Power'

Thurssday, February 14, 2008

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

Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor today on the contempt of Congress citations against former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten. The House voted 223 to 32 this afternoon to hold Miers and Bolten in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a legally binding subpoena. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:


February 14, 2008

Speaker Pelosi Delivers Remarks At U.S. Capitol Memorial Service to Honor Chairman Tom Lantos

Thursday, February 14, 2008

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

Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered the following remarks at a memorial service in the Capitol today, honoring the life of Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Lantos, who died on Monday.


February 13, 2008

Pelosi Statement on House Vote on FISA

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

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

Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on the House vote this afternoon that rejected a 21-day extension of the Protect America Act:

?All Members of Congress fully understand and support our responsibility to protect the American people and the need for the President, the Congress, and policymakers to have the best possible intelligence to fight terrorism.


February 13, 2008

Pelosi Statement on Economic Stimulus Package Signed by President

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

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

Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement this afternoon after President Bush signed the bipartisan economic stimulus package legislation that will provide recovery rebates to 130 million families and create 500,000 new jobs:


February 11, 2008

Pelosi Statement on Bush Administration Plans to Keep Pre-Surge Level of U.S. Troops in Iraq

Monday, February 11, 2008

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

Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on remarks in Baghdad today by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in which he said he would pause troop withdrawals from Iraq this summer, keeping the number at the pre-surge level:


February 11, 2008

Pelosi Statement on Passing of Chairman Tom Lantos

Monday, February 11, 2008

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

Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on the passing of Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Lantos of California:

â€Å"The passing of Tom Lantos is a profound loss for the Congress and for the nation and a terrible loss for me personally.


February 7, 2008

Pelosi: Economic Stimulus Package a Bipartisan Victory for Job Creation and for the American People

Thursday, February 7, 2008

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

Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement tonight after the House voted 380 to 34 to pass a $152 billion bipartisan economic stimulus package, which the Senate passed earlier today by a vote of 81 to 16. The bill will now go to the President for his signature into law.


February 7, 2008

Pelosi Statement on House Passage of College Opportunity and Affordability Act

Thursday, February 7, 2008

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

Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after the House overwhelmingly passed H.R. 4137, the College Opportunity and Affordability Act. The bill, which builds on a law passed last year that is the largest increase in student aid since the 1944 GI Bill, includes additional steps to make college more affordable and accessible.