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Pelosi Statement Upon Opening of District Attorney’s Bayview Neighborhood Office
Monday, June 18, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
San Francisco â€" House Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today as San Franciscans celebrated the opening of the District Attorney’s Bayview Hunters Point Neighborhood Office:
Pelosi: Title IX Assured a Woman’s Right to Educational Equality
Monday, June 18, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement after the House approved H.Res. 406, a resolution celebrating the 35th anniversary and accomplishments of Title IX of the Higher Education Act. Below are her remarks:
Pelosi: ‘Veterans Appropriations Bill Keeps Promise of America to America’s Veterans’
Friday, June 15, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the floor this afternoon supporting H.R. 2648, the 2008 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, which contains the largest increase for the Veterans’ Administration in its 77-year history. Below are her remarks:
Pelosi: Homeland Security Appropriations Bill Reflects Commitment of Democrats to Protect American People
Friday, June 15, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today following the passage of H.R. 2638, the 2008 Homeland Security Appropriations Act. The bill passed by a vote of 268 to 150.
â€Å"The strong homeland security appropriations bill passed by the House today reflects the commitment of Democrats to protect the American people.
Pelosi and Reid Call on President to Listen to the Will of the American People on Iraq
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today sent the following letter to President Bush calling on him to reconsider his opposition to Congressional proposals that would limit the U.S. mission in Iraq, begin the phased redeployment of U.S. forces, and bring the war to a responsible end.
June 13, 2007
Pelosi: China Olympic Merchandise Labor Abuses Must End
Thursday, June 11, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the report, â€Å"No Medal for the Olympics on Labour Rights,†issued by PlayFair 2008, documenting violations of basic international labor standards by several factories in China that supply official 2008 Beijing Olympic Games merchandise:
Congress to Send President Stem Cell Bill that Offers Hope to Millions
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Dozens of patients and their families joined Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Members of Congress today as they enrolled a bill that offers real hope to millions of Americans suffering from debilitating diseases and conditions by greatly expanding scientists’ access to embryonic stem cell lines. The House passed the bill today after the Senate did so in April.
Pelosi: With Stem Cell Legislation, We Have the Opportunity to Save Lives, Find Cures, and Give Hope
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke this afternoon on the House floor in favor of S. 5, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007. The bill passed the House with a strong bipartisan vote of 247 to 176, and will be sent to the President for his signature. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:
Pelosi Statement on the Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre
Monday, June 4, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre:
â€Å"Today we pay tribute to the brave souls of Tiananmen Square, who 18 years ago defied the powers of their day to demand the liberties and freedom to which all people everywhere are entitled.
Pelosi: President’s Announcement Fails to Respond to the Severity of Global Warming Crisis
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on President Bush’s call for an agreement to establish a global target for reducing greenhouse emissions: