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June 14, 2021
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement to mark five years since the attack at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, which occurred on June 12, 2016:
"As we mark five years since the shooting at Pulse Nightclub, Americans join Orlando and the LGBTQ community to honor the 49 beautiful souls senselessly murdered while simply enjoying a night of dancing and celebration.
June 10, 2021
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement marking the 58th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, signed into law by President Kennedy on June 10, 1963:
"Today, our nation marks 58 years of the Equal Pay Act, which enshrined ‘equal pay for equal work' into law. This vital principle is foundational to our democracy's promise of full equality and imperative for our nation's economic success.
Issues:Jobs & Economic Justice
June 10, 2021
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement applauding President Biden's announcement that the Administration will purchase 500 million vaccines to donate to the world's lowest-income nations:
"Today marks an important step in the fight against the pandemic.
June 9, 2021
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the interview of former White House Counsel Don McGahn before the House Judiciary Committee, which was the result of a House subpoena:
"The fact that McGahn testified is a victory for Democracy.
June 7, 2021
Ringing in Pride Month
In June, Americans celebrate the beauty, bravery and vibrancy of our cherished LGBTQ communities and commemorate the remarkable progress our nation has made toward full equality. Our nation has taken important strides towards full equality, thanks to generations of leaders and activists.
June 4, 2021
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement marking 40 years since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a report on what would later be understood as the first documented cases of AIDS on June 5, 1981:
"Today, Americans mark a solemn milestone: forty years since the discovery of HIV/AIDS, a disease that has inflicted nearly unparalleled anguish, pain and devastation on our country and world.
Issues:LEADERSHIP ON HIV/AIDS
June 4, 2021
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the May jobs report:
"The May jobs report is further strong evidence that, under President Biden, our nation is defeating the pandemic and economic crisis.
June 3, 2021
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement marking 32 years since the Tiananmen Square Massacre:
"June 4 is a date that is, and must always be, seared into the consciousness of all freedom-loving people. Thirty-two years ago, students, workers and citizens peacefully took to the streets to demand their liberties from an oppressive Chinese regime: one of the greatest acts of political courage in modern times.
June 1, 2021
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement in honor of LGBTQ Pride Month:
"Every June, Americans celebrate the beauty, bravery and vibrancy of our cherished LGBTQ communities and commemorate the remarkable progress our nation has made toward full equality. Just five decades ago, proud activists at the Stonewall Inn boldly rejected centuries of hatred and persecution in a moment that changed America and, indeed, the world.
Issues:LGBTQ+
May 31, 2021
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement marking 100 years since the start of the Tulsa Race Massacre:
"Today is a day of profoundly solemn commemoration, as our nation marks one hundred years since the start of the Tulsa Race Massacre. A century ago, the Black community in Greenwood suffered one of the most brutal and senseless campaigns of racial violence in American history, targeted because of their commitment to pursuing their American Dream.