Press Releases

Leader Pelosi.  Good morning.  Thank you for being early.  We are adjusting to the schedule on the Floor where the last comments are being made before we go to vote.  So thank you again for accommodating the Floor schedule. 

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the anniversary of the horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, which occurred on December 14, 2012:

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the Federal Communications Commission voted on partisan lines to dismantle the landmark net neutrality protections:

Leader Pelosi.  Thank you very much, Ranking Member [Richard] Neal for your leadership.  Thank you and all the Members of the Ways and Means Committee on the Democratic side for fighting out there for the great middle class.  

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Democratic Senate Leader Chuck Schumer for a press conference ahead of the House and Senate Conferees first public meeting for the GOP Tax Bill.  Below are the Leader’s remarks:

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Democratic Senate Leader Chuck Schumer, House and Senate Democrats and retired Teamsters and miners at a press conference to call for immediate passage of legislation to ensure the pensions that American workers have earned… Continue

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Senator Tammy Duckworth, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Congresswoman Julia Brownley at a press conference with veterans’ advocates to highlight the negative impacts of the #GOPTaxScam on veterans.  Below are the Leader’s remarks:

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement marking the second anniversary of the historic Paris Climate Agreement:

“It was with great sadness that my family and I received the heartbreaking news of the passing of a dear friend and extraordinary leader, Mayor Ed Lee.  All who knew Mayor Lee understood him as a true gentleman of great warmth, positivity and kindness.  His passing is not only a tragic official loss for our city but also a profound personal loss for all who were fortunate enough to call him friend.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Ajit Pai, urging him to delay the decision to dismantle net neutrality until the FCC has held open public hearings across the nation.