Press Releases
- Pelosi Statement in Recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day “Just as Barack Obama’s historic inauguration makes this Martin Luther King Day more poignant, our commitment to fulfilling Dr. King’s dream must become more powerful." 01/16/2009
- Pelosi Statement on Comprehensive Climate and Energy Legislation “Chairman Waxman has set an aggressive timetable for action to reduce global warming and our dependence on foreign oil. I share his sense of urgency and his belief that we cannot afford another year of delay." 01/15/2009
- Pelosi Statement on Second Half of TARP Funds “The Senate has cleared the release of the second half of TARP, but now the process must ensure that there will be full accountability and transparency to the taxpayers and that substantial assistance will go to homeowners facing foreclosure." 01/15/2009
- Pelosi Announces More Committee Memberships In the following release, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the most recent additions to committee membership. 01/14/2009
- Pelosi: SCHIP Vote Brings Us One Step Closer to Providing Health Care for 11 Million Children "It is important that we have this legislation up so soon in this new Congress because children are our top priority. We would like to be considered a Congress for the children, a Congress for the future." 01/14/2009
- Pelosi: Tanner Resolution Requires Systematic Oversight to Prevent Waste, Fraud and Abuse “With the election of the New Direction Congress two years ago, the American people spoke clearly for change. They demanded change in the way we do business in Washington, and they demanded that Congress restore accountability and oversight to government." 01/14/2009
- Pelosi: ‘Passage of SCHIP Is a Monumental Achievement for Our Children and Our Country’ "Passage of the bipartisan children’s health insurance bill is a monumental achievement for our children, and for our country, and certainly for this Congress. With a strong bipartisan vote, the House brought us one step closer to providing 11 million children with health care." 01/14/2009
- Pelosi Statement Following House Introduction of SCHIP Legislation “Today, the House took the first step to achieve one of the top health care priorities for the new Congress: providing health care to 11 million children from working families." 01/13/2009
- Pelosi: ‘We Are Making Great Progress’ On Economic Recovery Package “I’m pleased to announce that from my standpoint, we are making great progress and that we fully intend to meet our deadline of having a package passed and signed into law, to begin the economic recovery of our country, before we leave for the President’s Day recess." 01/13/2009
- Pelosi Statement Before Meeting with President Calderon of Mexico "Our two countries face great challenges together. As we do, we also have a shared history. And as one who represents California in the Congress – a history and a heritage that they are very proud of – we look forward to talking about some of our environmental, economic, security, and all other over-arching issues." 01/12/2009