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Pelosi: Democrats Want to Take America in a New Direction
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined other House Democratic leaders at a press stakeout this morning after the Democratic Caucus meeting to discuss government accountability and congressional oversight. Below are Pelosi’s remarks:ÂÂ
Pelosi: ‘Tanks and Troops May Crush a Protest, But They Can Never Extinguish the Flame of Freedom’
Monday, June 12, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi submitted the following statement into the Congressional Record today on H.Res. 794, a bill recognizing the 17th anniversary of the massacre in Tiananmen Square in China. It passed by a vote of 362 to 1.
Pelosi: ‘Foreign Assistance Around the World Is in Our Own National Interest’
Thursday, June 8, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on H.R. 5522, the Foreign Operations Appropriations Act, which provides critical foreign aid and investment. The bill is being debated on the House floor this afternoon.
Pelosi: ‘San Francisco has Led the Way in the Battle Against HIV/AIDS’
Thursday, June 1, 2006
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Pelosi Announces Funding for Health Care, Shipping, and Wetlands Restoration in Bay Area
Thursday, May 25, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi announced today that she helped secure $65 million for San Francisco Bay Area health care, shipping, and wetlands restoration in H.R. 5427, the fiscal year 2007 Energy and Water Appropriations Act. The bill includes $10 million for San Francisco projects and $55 million that Pelosi and her Bay Area colleagues requested for regional projects.
Pelosi: Drilling in Arctic Refuge Is Not the Way to Energy Independence
Thursday, May 25, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in opposition to H.R. 5429, House Republicans’ latest attempt to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling, which the House approved this afternoon:
Pelosi Urges Senate to Act on House Passed Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Congresswoman Diana DeGette of Colorado joined Allen Goldberg and Laurie Strongin, founders of Hope for Henry, an organization that works to improve the life of children with threatening illnesses, to urge the Senate to pass the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act. Below are Pelosi’s remarks:
Pelosi Secures $19 Million for Presidio Trust
Friday, May 19, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi announced today that she secured $19.2 million in the Interior Appropriations Bill for the Presidio Trust. The funding will allow the Trust to continue to restore and enhance the natural, recreational, and cultural resources of the Presidio. â€Å"This funding supports the Presidio in the coming year and brings it one step closer to achieving self-sufficiency,†Pelosi said.
Pelosi: ‘America’s National Security Is Seriously Jeopardized by This Republican Budget’
Thursday, May 18, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor late Wednesday night in opposition to the Republican budget resolution and in favor of the Democratic substitute offered by Congressman John Spratt of South Carolina. Below are Pelosi’s remarks:
Pelosi on Reported NSA Domestic Data Collection
Thursday, May 11, 2006
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on a report in the USA TODAY that the National Security Agency has been secretly collecting the phone records of millions of Americans using data provided by telephone companies:
â€Å"Our first responsibility is to protect the American people, and we must do so in ways that are consistent with our laws and our values.