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Washington D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives marking thirty years since the Tiananmen Square massacre:

Speaker Pelosi. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I thank him for his lifelong commitment to promoting human rights throughout the world.

Thank you, Mr. Malinowski, for your leadership, and for yielding, and your leadership in bringing this legislation to the Floor today.

Mr. McCaul, thank you, and Mr. Engel, thank you. And thank you, Mr. McGovern for your leadership, and Chris Smith who has been working on this issue for decades.

Madam Speaker, I rise in remembrance of the horror perpetrated by the Chinese government 30 years ago today – of the heroism of those died in the name of human rights and human dignity.

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered testimony at the Congressional Executive Commission on China and Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing, entitled Tiananmen at 30: Examining the Evolution of Repression in China. Below are the Speaker's remarks:

Speaker Pelosi. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

As you know, it is unusual for the Speaker of the House to testify before a committee. This is more than a committee. It's a committee, a commission, a commission – so many things.

Thank you for your leadership as Chair of the Lantos Commission and the Human Rights Commission, as well as your role with the China Commission.

And thank you, Co-Chairman Rubio, for your extraordinary leadership, as well as Chairman Smith, whom I've worked with for decades on this issue.

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement marking the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, which occurred on June 4, 1989:

"Thirty years ago, in Tiananmen Square, the government of China brutally massacred its own people as they stood up for the dignity and human rights that they deserve. Today, we remember the courage and sacrifice of the students, workers and ordinary citizens who peacefully defied a repressive regime to demand an end to decades of persecution, oppression and harassment. While the tanks and troops crushed their protest, they could not extinguish the flame of freedom that burned in their hearts or halt the unstoppable movement for liberty and justice that they inspired.

San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement two years after President Trump announced that he would be pulling the United States out of the landmark, 195-signatory Paris Climate Agreement. Since January, the Democratic Majority has been hard at work opposing the President's decision and taking action to reverse the growing climate crisis:

San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement following the mass shooting at the municipal center in Virginia Beach, Virginia, which killed at least 12 people and injured several more:

"Yesterday's tragic mass shooting in Virginia Beach has left another community shocked and heartbroken. In the aftermath of this horrific shooting, the prayers of every American are with the victims, their families, friends and loved ones. Our deepest gratitude goes out to the first responders who have put their lives at risk to keep innocent people safe and provide critical care to those in need.

San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement today in honor of LGBTQ Pride Month:

"This Pride Month marks 50 years since LGBTQ Americans, fed up with the constant harassment and persecution inflicted on them and their community, took to the streets outside the Stonewall Inn to fight back against brutality and violence. In a moment that would change the world, these proud LGBTQ Americans refused to be silenced or shamed, declaring that they would no longer stand by and have their rights, their dignity and their lives attacked or denied.

San Francisco — Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on Louisiana's new abortion ban, which prohibits abortion at as early as six weeks, before most women know they are pregnant, and does not contain exceptions for cases of rape or incest:

"Louisiana's draconian new abortion ban is the latest in a heartbreaking and nationwide assault against women's reproductive freedoms. These bans show a staggering lack of respect for women: for their health, for their control over their bodies and for their right to make decisions about the timing and size of their families.

"Every woman, everywhere has the constitutional and moral right to basic reproductive health care. We will fight these immoral and dangerous attacks on women's health and freedoms with all our strength."

San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released this statement on President Trump's threat to impose escalating new tariffs on goods from Mexico:

"Yesterday, the President demonstrated his lack of knowledge of policy and process in our trade relations by taking premature action to advance the USMCA. Later in the day, he demonstrated a further lack of understanding of the recklessness of his actions by threatening tariffs on Mexico. The President's threat is not rooted in wise trade policy but has more to do with bad immigration policy on his part.

"We hope that the President will join us in bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform, be strategic about our trade relationships and recognize the importance of the U.S.-Mexico relationship.