111th Congress
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after final passage of H.R. 4851, the Continuing Extension Act of 2010, extending temporary unemployment and health benefits for out-of-work Americans. The bill now heads to the President’s desk for his signature:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement tonight on President Obama’s signing of a presidential memoranda regarding the visitation rights of hospital patients and the ability to designate surrogate decision makers in the case of emergencies:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a brief press availability this morning with King Abdullah II of Jordan prior to their meeting in the Capitol. Below is a transcript of the press availability:
Speaker Pelosi. Good morning. I am very pleased and honored to once again welcome His Majesty to the Capitol of the United States.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the massive earthquake that struck Tibetan areas of Qinghai Province in China, killing hundreds of people, injuring tens of thousands, and leaving thousands of others buried beneath debris:
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in support of a resolution honoring the coal miners who died in the tragic coal mine explosion last week in West Virginia. The resolution passed the House by a vote of 409 to 0. Below are the Speaker’s remarks.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on Tax Day. For more information on tax cuts provided to Americans under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and other key initiatives, please click here.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in support of a unanimously-passed resolution expressing condolences to the people of Poland mourning the loss of President Lech Kaczynski and the 95 others who died in the tragic plane crash on Saturday. Below are the Speaker’s remarks.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced today that President Felipe Calderón of Mexico will address a Joint Meeting of Congress on May 19.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi received the 2010 Public Leadership in the Arts Award for Congressional Arts Leadership from the Americans for the Arts and the U.S. Conference of Mayors this morning in the Cannon House Office Building. The award recognizes a Congressional leader for distinguished service on behalf of the arts. Below are the Speaker’s remarks as prepared for delivery:
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Committee on House Administration Chairman Robert A. Brady announced the development of a new, House-wide diversity initiative. The initiative, developed in consultation with House Republican Leader John Boehner and Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Dan Lungren, will focus on increasing House workforce diversity and opportunities for diverse candidates at all House staff levels.