Press Releases
Washington, D.C – Speaker Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference today via conference call. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you. Thank you, all.
Good morning, if you're out here. Good day, wherever you are.
In this Holy Week, Passover, approaching Easter Sunday and Ramadan, it's an appropriate time for us to more deeply pray for those who have lost their lives and whose families are suffering and those who are sick with this virus.
San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement calling on the Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General to conduct an investigation into recent reports of severe mistreatment of pregnant women legally seeking asylum in the United States:
"The reports of abuse and neglect inflicted by U.S. immigration agents on a pregnant Guatemalan woman in labor during asylum processing insist that we investigate this unacceptable behavior.
San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement calling for the removal of Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly following his abrupt decision to relieve Captain Brett Crozier from his command and his highly inappropriate comments made after the firing:
"Our oath of office is to protect and defend the Constitution, and therefore our first responsibility is to protect and defend the American people. To that end, our priority is force protection of our men and women in uniform who sacrifice to keep Americans safe. That is exactly what Captain Crozier was doing when he called for help for the men and women in his charge.
Dear Colleague,
During this time of crisis, House leadership and institutional staff continue to examine all possible steps to protect the health and safety of Members and our staffs, so that we are best able to serve our constituents.
In that spirit, in consultation with the Rules Committee, Committee on House Administration, Office of the Clerk and Office of the Parliamentarian and in accordance with current social distancing guidelines, the House will soon take additional action to reduce the physical presence of Members and staff in the Capitol, by formalizing a new system for submission of documents related to Floor action.