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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

Pelosi Decries Middle Class Benefit Cuts

New Data Shows More than 3 Million California Families Would Be Hurt by Bush Proposal

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Tuesday, May 10, 2005

Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today called for President Bush to tell the truth about his Social Security privatization proposal's impact on middle-class families. Pelosi released new data that shows more than 3 million middle-class families in California could be hit by benefit cuts President Bush proposed last month.

Pelosi, House Democrats Introduce GI Bill of Rights for the 21st Century

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Friday, May 6, 2005

Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after she joined Congressman Chet Edwards of Texas and 155 Democrats yesterday in introducing H.R. 2131, the new GI Bill of Rights for the 21st Century:

Pelosi Statement on San Francisco being Named the Permanent Headquarters of the Stem Cell Institute

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Friday, May 6, 2005

Washington, D.C. -- House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the Independent Citizens Oversight Committee's decision to make San Francisco the permanent headquarters of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, known as the Stem Cell Institute, and home to its $3 billion stem cell research initiative:

Pelosi: Bush Administration’s New Regulations Repeal Roadless Rule

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Thursday, May 5, 2005

Washington, D.C. â€" House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the Bush Administration’s new regulations dismantling the Roadless Area Conservation Rule: