111th Congress

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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leaders, and Members of Congress will held a press availability this morning in the Capitol with tribal leaders to highlight the benefits of health insurance reform to the Native American community. Below are the Speaker's remarks:

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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congressman Sanford Bishop and many Democratic Members of Congress hosted a roundtable discussion with leaders of Veterans' and Military Service Organizations this afternoon in the Capitol. Below are the Speaker's opening remarks as prepared:

"We come together as America prepares to honor Veterans Day, thanking those who have worn our nation's uniform and remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after the House passed the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act, which will move up the effective date for nearly all of the credit card reforms to the date the bill is signed into law. The bill passed by a vote of 331 to 92.

"Today, the House voted overwhelmingly to send a strong and clear message to credit card companies: we will hold you accountable for your anti-consumer practices.

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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Pelosi delivered remarks this afternoon at the Capitol during the opening session of the World e-Parliament Conference. The World e-Parliament Conference is addressing how the use of information and communication technology can help improve representation, transparency, accountability, and effectiveness of parliaments around the world. Below are the Speaker's remarks, as prepared:

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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Pelosi released the following statement this evening on the House filing a manager's amendment to HR 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act:

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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on President Obama's decision to lift the ban on travelers to the United States who are either HIV-positive or living with AIDS. The Administration today published a rule announcing that the ban would be lifted effective January 1, 2010.

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Washington, D.C.- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after attending a ceremony at the White House where President Obama signed the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act into law.

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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on a report issued by the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board detailing the 650,000 jobs that were directly created or saved by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through September 30, resulting in more than 1 million jobs created by the Recovery Act so far: