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House Approves Legislation to Save Historic Angel Island Site
Washington, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved Representative Lynn Woolsey?s (D-Petaluma) legislation, H.R. 606, to preserve and restore the Angel Island Immigration Station in the San Francisco Bay. Under Woolsey?s leadership, the legislation received the support of both chambers of Congress and bipartisan support in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Pelosi: Protect Social Security for Survivors and People with Disabilities in California
Monday, May 23, 2005
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Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on Bush Administration plans to cut Social Security survivor benefits and possibly disability benefits:
Pelosi Delivers Commencement Address at Goucher College
Friday, May 20, 2005
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Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered the keynote commencement address this morning at Goucher College in Baltimore. She also was presented with an honorary doctor of laws degree. Below are Pelosi's remarks as prepared:
Pelosi: Interior Appropriations Bill Turns Back the Clock on Clean Water
Friday, May 20, 2005
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Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in opposition to the fiscal year 2006 Interior and Environmental Appropriations, which cuts funding for critical clean water initiatives.
Pelosi: American People Are Paying the Price for Erosion of Ethical Standards
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
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Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Congressman George Miller of California, Chair of the Democratic Policy Committee, held a news conference in the Capitol today to discuss the need for ethics reform in the House of Representatives, including an outright ban on gifts from lobbyists to Members of Congress. Below are Pelosi's remarks:
Pelosi: President Still Considering Disability Cuts as Part of Plan to Privatize Social Security
Friday, May 13, 2005
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Washington, D.C. -- House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the President's Social Security plan, which the White House acknowledged yesterday, would drastically cut benefits to Americans with disabilities:
Pelosi Congratulates Archbishop William Levada on Appointment to Vatican
Friday, May 13, 2005
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Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today congratulating Archbishop William Levada of San Francisco on his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI as orthodoxy chief of the Catholic Church:
"I extend congratulations to Archbishop Levada on his appointment as the new orthodoxy chief of the Catholic Church.
Pelosi Statement on Recommendations to the Base Realignment and Closure Commission
Friday, May 13, 2005
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House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the Secretary's Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) recommendations:
"The Secretary has proposed bases for closure and realignment, the communities can challenge it, and the BRAC Commission will make its recommendations to the President.
Pelosi Statement Against Central American Free Trade Agreement
May 10, 2005
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Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in opposition to the Central American Free Trade Agreement following a speech to the AFL-CIO’s Industrial Union Council:
Pelosi: 'Social Security Has Represented Dignity and Independence to Millions of Women; Democrats Will Save Social Security First'
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Tuesday, May 10, 2005