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Pelosi Honors our Nation's Veterans and Soldiers on Memorial Day
Friday, May 27, 2005
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Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in honor of our nation's veterans and soldiers as the country prepares to celebrate Memorial Day on Monday, May 30th.
Joint Statement of House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL), Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN), House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)
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Pelosi to President Bush: 'No Dice' on Privatization
Thursday, May 26, 2005
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Pelosi: 'With Great Potential of Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Science has Power to Answer the Prayers of America's Families'
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
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Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in support of H.R. 810, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005. The bipartisan bill will increase the number of stem cell line that are eligible for federally funded research. Below are Pelosi's remarks:
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: