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“In February,  the House worked in a bipartisan way to pass the Me Too Congress legislation unanimously so that that no victim of discrimination or harassment on Capitol Hill is forced to face the injustice of having his or her voice silenced.  It also ensures that taxpayer money will never again be used to create a culture of complicity and silence on Capitol Hill.

“In Congo, countless men, women and children continue to face the dire threat of a deadly Ebola outbreak. While reports indicate a growing number of confirmed Ebola cases and at least 27 suspected deaths, Republicans in Congress continue to push for a cruel rescissions package that eliminates critical funding for responding to life-threatening outbreaks.

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference today in the Capitol Visitor Center.  Below are the Leader’s remarks:

“Today’s Gang of Eight briefing was conducted to ensure protection of sources and methods.

Tonight, Leader Pelosi joined Chris Cuomo for CNN’s Live Pelosi Town Hall.  The Leader spoke about the Democrats’ bold economic agenda for the future A Better Deal: Better Jobs, Better Wages, Better Future which aims to increase wages, while lowering costs for hard-working families.  She highlighted the energy throughout the country mobilizing in support of this alternative to the GOP’s raw deal. 

Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined House and Senate Democrats, and immigrant, women and family advocates for a press conference calling on Secretary Kirsten Nielsen and the Trump Administration to end its family destruction policy.  Below are the Leader’s remarks:

Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force forum to hear proposals from young leaders and students.  Below are the Leader’s remarks:

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the new CBO report which finds that premiums in the individual market will be going up by an average of 15 percent in 2019 and three million more Americans will lose health coverage, mostly caused by GOP health care sabotage:

However, in the first year of the Trump Administration, 16 of the 20 most-used prescription drugs in the U.S. actually soared in price by mostly double digits, generating a jaw-dropping $81.8 billion for big pharma and forcing sick Americans to pay more for their prescription drugs.

Today, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer urged Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Chris Wray to abandon plans to hold a meeting between DOJ and FBI officials and Republican members of Congress to discuss highly sensitive information related to Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation. In a letter to Rosenstein and Wray, the leaders urged the Justice Department officials not to go forward with the meeting, but said that if DOJ was intent on proceeding, they should host a Gang of Eight briefing in place of a partisan meeting.