Press Releases
Press Release
September 27, 2019
Good morning, everyone. Thank you very much for being here this morning as we observe the 200 days since we sent H.R. 1 over to the Senate.
Press Release
September 27, 2019
Mr. Speaker, Members of Congress take a sacred oath to support and defend the Constitution and to protect the American people. Today, the House honors that oath with this resolution to defend our national security and our Constitution's system of checks and balances: the guardrails created by our Founders to safeguard our Republic.
Press Release
September 26, 2019
On behalf of the U.S. House of Representatives, as Speaker of the House, it is a privilege to join NARAL to commemorate 50 extraordinary years of progress.
Press Release
September 26, 2019
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference today in the Capitol Visitor Center. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Good morning, everyone.
It's a sad week for our country. Very prayerfully and patriotically, we had to come to a decision to move forward with an impeachment inquiry of the President of the United States.
This is nothing that we take lightly. And, in trying to balance our responsibility to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States in a way that was not divisive in our country but uniting in our country, we wanted to have a fuller understanding of the facts.
Press Release
September 26, 2019
In July of this year, staff participated in a House-wide survey on compensation, benefits and demographics. The web-based survey was sent to all 10,356 House of Representatives staff across all Member Offices, Committee Offices, Leadership Offices, and House Officer Offices. A total of 5,290 House staff participated in the survey for a response rate of more than 51 percent.
Press Release
September 25, 2019
I am so proud to stand with Congressman Horsford and Congresswoman Dr. Schrier as we talk about something that strikes to the heart of the health and financial health of America’s working families.
Press Release
September 25, 2019
Mr. Chairman, just over a week ago when, on the anniversary of the adoption of our Constitution, on that very day, news broke of great allegations, which were a threat to our Constitution.
On that day, the Intelligence Community Inspector General formerly notified the Congress that the Administration was forbidding him from turning over a whistleblower complaint that he found to be of great – of ‘urgent concern’ and ‘credible.
Press Release
September 25, 2019
I am here with members of my family, my two daughters, Christine and Alexandra. But we consider all of us members of our family because we have been families in grief and families in action.
Press Release
September 25, 2019
The Senate’s bipartisan vote today to terminate President Trump’s fake national emergency is an important step to saving the $3.6 billion of military construction projects in the United States and abroad that President Trump has canceled to pay for his border wall.
Press Release
September 25, 2019
“The release of the notes of the call by the White House confirms that the President engaged in behavior that undermines the integrity of our elections, the dignity of the office he holds and our national security. The President has tried to make lawlessness a virtue in America and now is exporting it abroad.