Archive: 2009

“Pelosi and Holt also met with American servicemen and women at Sather Air Base in Baghdad. The delegation thanked the troops for their service and described the education, housing and other benefits for troops and veterans recently approved by the Congress. Additionally, the Speaker met with many mothers in the military to deliver her greetings on the occasion of Mother’s Day.”

“U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Sunday for greater intelligence cooperation between the U.S. and Iraq as the American military moves to withdraw its forces from the country by 2012.”

Doha, Qatar – Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congressman Rush Holt of New Jersey met on Saturday with Their Highnesses Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani and Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned to discuss U.S-Qatar relations and regional security issues. Speaker Pelosi… Continue

“Of the 40 CIA briefings to Congress reported recently in the press, I was only briefed once, on September 4, 2002, as I have previously stated.”

“This morning’s unemployment data show that far too many Americans still confront a tough job market, which is why President Obama’s effort to help workers receiving unemployment insurance also qualify for education and job training is essential, even as the benefits of the Americans Recovery and Reinvestment Act are beginning to take hold. By investing in our workers and helping make education more available and affordable, we can begin to lift our economy out of recession and be better prepared to meet the challenges ahead.”

“I’m very grateful for the hospitality of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania, and the friendship shown to all Americans by the people of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,” Pelosi said. “As we observe the 60th anniversary of the establishment of relations between the U.S. and Jordan, our nations continue to work together in the search for regional stability, combating terrorism and furthering the Middle East peace process. Under King Abdullah’s distinguished leadership, Americans have a strategic ally and partner in Jordan.”

“The Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act will restore common sense to our mortgage lending industry and bring the highest standards of accountability and transparency to the use of taxpayer funds, preventing and prosecuting fraud in the use of TARP and economic recovery funds.”

Of the 40 CIA briefings to Congress reported recently in the press, I was only briefed once, on September 4, 2002, as I have previously stated. As I said in my statement of December 9, 2007: I was briefed on interrogation techniques… Continue

“President Obama and the New Direction Congress are united in our commitment to restoring fiscal responsibility and eliminating waste, fraud and abuse in government spending.”

“The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act will protect homeowners and our economy from the questionable and predatory lending practices that led to record home foreclosures and helped cause the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.”