Press Releases
San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released this statement after the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General issued a "Management Alert" regarding the dangerous conditions and prolonged detention of children and families in Border Patrol custody:
"The Inspector General's report provides a shocking window into the dangerous and dehumanizing conditions that the Trump Administration is inflicting on children and families at the border. This report is even more troubling after the discovery of the vile, crude comments made on social media by some of those in CBP responsible for caring for migrant families and children.
Dear Democratic Colleague,
The inhumanity at the border is a challenge to the conscience of America!
Every day that goes by, we have even greater cause for concern and urgency to enact the protections for children and families that were part of the House-passed border supplemental bill.
Last week, we saw a disgraceful undermining of American values by Senator Mitch McConnell. Leader McConnell disrespected the House by refusing to go to conference on the commonsense protections in the House-passed border bill, and declared he would table any amended legislation from the House. He clearly does not sufficiently care about the safety and well-being of children at the border.
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent the following letter to President Trump last night, reiterating the urgent need for policies to ensure the safety, health and well-being of migrant families and children, as House-led delegations inspect facilities at the border this week.
Below is a text of the letter to the President:
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July 1, 2019
The Honorable Donald J. Trump
President of the United States
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. President,
San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement marking the 55th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964:
"Fifty-five years ago, the work of generations of proud, determined Americans was finally realized when President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. This momentous achievement overcame generations of oppression, and symbolized a great step forward in our nation's long fight to make real the promise of our founding – that all are created equal.
San Francisco — Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the Department of Education's repeal of the Gainful Employment Rule, which safeguards students' and graduates' ability to payback their student loan debt and holds schools accountable for delivering quality degrees and careers:
"Today's announcement to eliminate the Gainful Employment Rule is another shameful giveaway to special interests and big corporations at the expense of students, consumers and taxpayers. The Administration's decision to fully repeal this important protection, without replacing or revising, is a complete abdication of its responsibility to protect and defend millions of students and billions of dollars in federal investments.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren of California delivered the Weekly Democratic Address. In this week's address, the Congresswoman highlighted House Democrats' passage of the Securing America's Federal Elections (SAFE) Act to address the urgent need to strengthen election security and prevent foreign interference in the 2020 election. Video and audio of the Weekly Democratic Address can be downloaded here.
Below is a full transcript of the address:
"Hi. I'm Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren and I'm proud to represent the 19th District of California.
"The Mueller report made clear that our country suffered ‘multiple, systematic efforts to interfere in our election' in 2016.
San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement following the Supreme Court's announcement that it will hear arguments over whether the Trump Administration's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative was legal:
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, which took place outside New York City's Stonewall Inn on June 28, 1969:
"Fifty years ago, the Stonewall Inn was transformed from a safe haven for the LGBTQ community to enjoy a night out and be themselves into a global symbol of defiance and pride. In the early morning hours, LGBTQ Americans, fed up with the constant harassment, raids and persecution inflicted on them and their community, took to the streets outside Stonewall to fight back against brutality and violence. Since that historic day, proud, determined LGBTQ Americans have fought, marched and raised their voices to bring our nation closer to its founding promise of equality and justice for all.
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives ahead of the vote on H.R. 3401. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank the distinguished Chairwoman for yielding and admire her for her distinguished and hard work to bring a solution to the floor.
This is not the one that we had hoped for, but it is one that we will be voting on today.
I thank Nita Lowey, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro and all the appropriators for their relentless, good faith work on a strong bill that we had hoped would completely protect vulnerable children, keep America safe and honor our values.
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.
Well, that was a night. You're thinking of the debates. We're thinking of the game.
Last question from Chad as I was leaving, ‘Who's going to win, the Democrats or the Republicans?' And I answered, ‘The children.' I thought you were asking a different question.
[Laughter]
14‑7, I like it like that. The trophy is beautiful. The only thing is that it took a long time, the game. We missed, many of us, the original presentation of the debate.
But everything about it looked really good – in terms of us being very proud of all of the Democrats who put themselves into the arena – to be continued tonight.