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June 28, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a photo opportunity today with His Excellency Reuven Rivlin, President of the State of Israel, before a bipartisan leadership meeting. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Mr. President, it is an official honor as Speaker of the House to welcome you to the United States Capitol. It is a personal pleasure for me to do so, as one who has admired your leadership for such a time.
June 27, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the United States conducted defensive precision airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region:
"The defensive airstrikes conducted today by the Department of Defense on operational and weapons storage facilities in the Iraq-Syria border region appear to be a targeted and proportional response to a serious and specific threat.
June 26, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement to mark the sixth anniversary of the Supreme Court decision on marriage equality in Obergefell v. Hodges:
"Today, all Americans join the LGBTQ community to celebrate six years since marriage equality was unequivocally declared the law of the land. The historic decision in Obergefell v.
Issues:LGBTQ+
June 25, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement marking eight years since the Supreme Court's Shelby County v. Holder decision in 2013, which gutted the protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965:
"Today marks eight years since the Supreme Court handed down Shelby v. Holder: one of the most disastrous and dangerous decisions for our American Democracy in recent memory.
June 25, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a photo opportunity today with His Excellency Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, before a bipartisan leadership meeting. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Good morning, Mr. President.
Once again, it's an honor for me, as Speaker of the House, to welcome you to the Capitol of the United States.
June 25, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the tragic building collapse in Surfside, Florida, which has killed at least four people with 159 missing:
"America's heart is broken by the unfathomable and ongoing tragedy in Surfside, Florida.
June 24, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of Congressional Review Act Resolutions S. J. Res. 13, 14 and 15. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and for her leadership in bringing this important legislation, more than one pieces of legislation, to the Floor today.
June 24, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference today in the Capitol Visitor Center. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Good morning.
The dome of this Capitol has always been a beacon of democracy and hope to America and to the world.
June 23, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Congresswoman Jackie Speier, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Congressman Michael Turner and bipartisan Members of Congress for the introduction of the Vanessa Guillén Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you very much, Congresswoman Speier, for your very strong statement, in terms of this legislation.
June 23, 2021
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer held a media availability after meeting with White House officials in the Speaker's Office. Below is a full transcript:
Leader Schumer. Hello, everybody.
Speaker Pelosi. Good evening. How are you?
Leader Schumer. If we knew you were waiting, we would have had another hour of meeting.