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Pelosi Salutes Senate on ANWR Vote; Vows to Force House Budget Vote in Light of Day
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
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Pelosi Requests Declassification of Her Letter on NSA Activities
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Contact: Brendan Daly/Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. -- House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on her request to the Director of National Intelligence to declassify a letter she wrote to the Bush Administration expressing concerns about the activities of the National Security Agency.
Pelosi: Majority Plays Politics with Defense Appropriations Bill
Monday, December 19, 2005
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Washington, D.C. -- House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the Defense Appropriations conference report, which passed the House early this morning. Republicans blocked Democratic efforts to take out unrelated provisions, including drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and a more than $8.5 billion across-the-board cut in spending. Below is Pelosi's statement:
Democratic Leaders Urge Speaker to Hold Hearings on President’s Authorization of National Security Agency’s Activities
Sunday, December 18, 2005
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Pelosi Statement on President Bush's Authorization of National Security Agency's Activities
Saturday, December 17, 2005
Contact: Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on President Bush's December 17, 2005 radio address during which he disclosed that he had provided authority to the National Security Agency to conduct unspecified activities. The President also disclosed that leaders of Congress had been briefed on his action.
Pelosi: 'We Secured a Victory for America's Children Tonight'
Friday, December 16, 2005
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Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement tonight on Democrats' victory on a motion by Congressman John Spratt of South Carolina to instruct budget reconciliation conferees to reject draconian cuts in Medicaid, student loans, child support enforcement, and food aid offered in the Republican spending bill. The motion passed by a vote of 246 to 175.
Pelosi: Congress Must Get the Truth on Detainee Treatment at Clandestine Detention Facilities
Friday, December 16, 2005
Contact: Brendan Daly/Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today supporting a motion to instruct conferees on the Department of Defense Authorization bill. The motion requiring the Director of National Intelligence to report any clandestine prison or detention facilities was offered by Congressman Ike Skelton (D-MO) and passed by a vote of 228 to 187:
Pelosi Statement at Chinatown YMCA Groundbreaking
December 15, 2005
Contact: Dan Bernal or Melanie Nutter (415) 556-4862
San Francisco -- House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today as Chinatown community members and supporters attended the Groundbreaking Ceremony for San Francisco's new Chinatown YMCA:
Pelosi: Majority's Pension Bill Will Increase Retirement Insecurity for Millions of Americans
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Contact: Brendan Daly/Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the Republican pension bill that will worsen the crisis in the private pension system and increase the chances that American workers will lose pension benefits:
Pelosi: Reauthorization of Patriot Act a Massive Invasion of Privacy
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in opposition to extension of provisions of the USA Patriot Act because they would curtail individual liberties. The bill passed the House but faces an uncertain future in the Senate. Below are Pelosi’s remarks: