111th Congress
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today celebrating the 45th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, which was signed into law on August 6, 1965:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the report that the economy added 71,000 private sector jobs in the month of July, marking the seventh consecutive month of private sector job growth, even as overall employment declined due to the loss of temporary Census jobs:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the report released today by the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees. The report shows that the Affordable Care Act has improved the strength of both Medicare and Social Security.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after the Senate voted to confirm Solicitor General Elena Kagan as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court:
“Solicitor General Elena Kagan has proven herself an outstanding leader and legal mind as a lawyer, professor, public servant, and administrator. She will bring her deep knowledge of the law and respect for individual rights for all Americans to the bench as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on Senate passage of a bill to deliver critical funding to states and local communities, and create and save 290,000 American jobs – including 140,000 teacher positions and 150,000 police officers, firefighters, nurses and private sector jobs throughout our economy. The Senate passed the legislation by a vote of 61 to 39.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on the ruling announced today by U.S. District Court Judge Walker in the case of Perry v. Schwarzenegger:
“I am extremely encouraged by the ruling today, which found that Proposition 8 violated both the due process and equal protection clauses of the U.S. Constitution. Proposition 8 has taken away individual rights and freedoms, and is a stain upon the California Constitution.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement this afternoon on calling back the House of Representatives into session next week to pass the Senate bill for emergency state aid to save teachers’ jobs and help seniors and children.
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