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Pelosi Remarks at Recording Academy’s ‘GRAMMY on the Hill’ Annual Advocacy Day
“GRAMMY on the Hill’ is an opportunity for musicians and recording artists to make their voices heard in the halls of the Capitol and to reaffirm the statement by the great poet, Percy Shelley: ‘The greatest instrument of moral good is imagination.'”
Pelosi Remarks Presenting John W. McCormack Awards of Excellence to Pope Barrow and Paula Nowakowski
“The McCormack Award for Excellence is one of the highest honors that Members of Congress can bestow upon those who make progress and reasonable compromise possible–the staff of the House of Representatives. Their names are not household words. They proudly serve our nation’s families.”
Pelosi: ‘Today Congress Officially Expresses Our Deepest Condolences on the Loss of 29 Coal Miners in the Worst Mining Accident in Four Decades’
Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in support of a resolution honoring the coal miners who died in the tragic coal mine explosion last week in West Virginia. The resolution passed the House by a vote of 409 to 0.
Pelosi: ‘The United States Congress Joins Poland and Countries Across the Globe in Mourning’
Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in support of a unanimously-passed resolution expressing condolences to the people of Poland mourning the loss of President Lech Kaczynski and the 95 others who died in the tragic plane crash on Saturday.
Pelosi Remarks Upon Receiving 2010 Public Leadership in the Arts Award
“Recognizing the value of the arts as a tool to communicate truth, knowledge, and wisdom from generation to generation, Americans for the Arts has spent 50 years living up to da Vinci’s call by: upholding our nation’s commitment to artistic excellence; advancing the arts in local communities, in schools, and in the halls of Congress; recognizing that a strong investment in the arts is a critical investment in our economy, our prosperity, and our future.”
Pelosi: ‘Today, We Have the Opportunity to Enroll This Important Legislation to Send to the President’
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Leaders, Committee Chairs and newer Members of Congress held an enrollment ceremony in the Rayburn Room of the Capitol this morning to sign the revised Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act and send it to President Obama for his signature into law.
Pelosi, Secretary Clinton, Rep. Woolsey Remarks at Congressional Women’s History Month Celebration
“Today we gather in Statuary Hall to observe Women’s History Month and to honor a woman who has made history and is making progress for the American people, Secretary Hillary Clinton.”
Pelosi Remarks at Enrollment Ceremony for Senate Health Insurance Reform Bill
“Last night, we made history. We honored the vows of our founders who in the Declaration of Independence talked about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
Pelosi: ‘Today, We Have the Opportunity to Complete the Great Unfinished Business of Our Society and Pass Health Insurance Reform for All Americans’
“This legislation will lead to healthier lives, more liberty to pursue hopes and dreams and happiness for the American people. This is an American proposal that honors the traditions of our country.”
Pelosi on Health Reform Vote: ‘We Are on the Verge of Making Great History for the American People’
“We are on the verge of making great history for the American people and in doing so, we will make great progress for them as well.”