111th Congress
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after President Obama signed into law the fiscal year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which included a provision that prevents drastic cuts to San Francisco’s federal HIV/AIDS care and treatment funding. The "stop-loss" language was included in the bill by Appropriations Chairman David Obey at the Speaker’s request.
Pelosi Remarks During Meeting With Paul Simon, Dr. Irwin Redlener of Children’s Health Fund
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
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Washington, D.C â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi, singer Paul Simon, and Dr. Irwin Redlener of the Children’s Health Fund held a photo opportunity this afternoon before their meeting in Pelosi’s office. Below are their remarks.
Pelosi Remarks Following Listening Session with Leading Economists
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
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Washington, D.C - Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Democrats and several leading economists held a news conference today following the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee listening session for Members of Congress on the state of the economy. Below are the Speaker’s opening remarks:
Pelosi Statement on Introduction of Employee Free Choice Act
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
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Washington, D.C - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after the Employee Free Choice Act was introduced in the House and Senate:
Pelosi Statement on Senate Passage of Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
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Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement tonight after the Senate passed the fiscal year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which will fund the federal government through September 30. The House passed the bill on Feb. 25 and it now goes to President Obama for his signature into law:
Pelosi Statement on President Obama’s Executive Order on Stem Cell Research
Monday, March 9, 2009
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after President Obama signed an executive order lifting the Bush Administration’s restrictions on federally financed human embryonic stem cell research:
Pelosi: With Wounded Warriors Program, Congress Shows Its Commitment to Meeting Needs of America’s Veterans
Monday, March 9, 2009
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Pelosi Remarks at Reception Commemorating 50th Anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s Exile from Tibet
Monday, March 9, 2009
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Washington, D.C - Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Richard Gere, and Lobsang Nyandak, representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, spoke at a reception on Capitol Hill today commemorating the 50th anniversary of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s flight from Tibet and arrival into freedom in exile. Below are the Speaker’s remarks as prepared.
Pelosi: Congress, President Obama Committed to Aggressive Action to Lift Economy of Recession
Friday, March 6, 2009
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Washington, D.C. â€" Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement regarding this morning’s Labor Department statistics showing that 651,000 American jobs were lost in the month of February, with the unemployment rate rising to 8.1 percent, the worst since December 1983.
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the House’s passage of HR 1106, the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, by a vote of 234 to 191.
"Every 13 seconds, another American family loses their largest investment—their home—to foreclosure. That means that every 13 seconds a family is uprooted, children are forced to switch schools, and a home is boarded up, increasing blight and reducing property values.