Press Releases
Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami
202-226-7616
01/17/2008
Pelosi Statement on Conference Call With President Bush This Afternoon
Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the
following statement after a conference call this afternoon involving President
Bush, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, and the bipartisan, bicameral
congressional leadership:
“The acknowledgement by the President today of the immediate
need for a stimulus package is significant progress. In the next few days, through ongoing
bipartisan negotiations, we are hopeful that we will agree on legislation that
provides timely, targeted, and temporary assistance to
“Unemployment, energy costs and grocery prices are up, housing starts and consumer spending are down. Economists agree that it is urgent for the Congress and the President to act now to address the pressing needs of millions of Americans hurt by the economic slowdown.”