Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of H.R. 987, the Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, a bill to lower prescription drug prices and reverse the Trump Administration's health care sabotage. Below are the Speaker's remarks:

Speaker Pelosi. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Congratulations. What a joy to see you in the Chair as Speaker of the House.

Mr. Chairman, thank you for your extraordinary leadership as Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee – to you and to Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, Chair of the Health Subcommittee.

Thank you so much for all of your hard work to bring us to the series of bills today, in addition to the bills of last week.

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the Trump Administration's latest dead-on-arrival immigration proposal:

"This dead-on-arrival plan is not a remotely serious proposal.

"The White House has repackaged the worst of its past failed immigration plans: greenlighting the Administration's barbaric family detention policies, reviving the President's ineffective and wasteful wall, completely abandoning our patriotic and determined Dreamers and gutting our asylum and refugee protections, which the evangelical community has called the ‘crown jewel of American humanitarianism.' To say that this plan's application criteria are ‘merit-based' is the height of condescension.

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after Alabama's near-total abortion ban law, which does not contain exceptions for victims of rape or incest, was signed into law:

"Alabama's new law is heartbreaking. Imprisoning doctors and punishing women over access to vital, legal medical care is a staggering violation of both basic morality and constitutional rights.

"Every woman has the right to basic reproductive health care – yet Republicans have trampled over a long-standing constitutional right in their haste to push a radical anti-woman agenda.

"This clear and intentional violation of the Constitution directly imperils the health of countless women, and cannot be allowed to stand."

Washington D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined House and Senate Democrats for a press event highlighting Democrats' action on health care and prescription drug legislation, and the urgent need for Senator McConnell – self appointed ‘grim reaper' of the GOP Senate – to bring these bills to a vote. Below are the Speaker's remarks:

Speaker Pelosi. Good afternoon everyone. Our House Democratic Majority was elected on a promise to the American people. After years of the Republican Congress trying to take away Americans' health care, Democrats would act For The People by protecting – For The People to lower health care costs, protecting the pre-existing condition benefit and by lowering the cost of prescription drugs.

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of H.R. 986, the Protecting Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions Act, a bill to block the Trump Administration's dangerous October 2018 guidance that gives states the ability to weaken the Affordable Care Act's critical protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions. Below are the Speaker's remarks:

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.

We share sadness today on the passing of Robert Pear. So surprising that all this happened so quickly. He was a titan of American journalism. I had such great respect. He tenaciously pushed the truth and the public good. We'll all miss him so much. But again, just the shock of it all. Just, life is fragile. We have to appreciate it every day.

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement after President Trump's comments on disaster relief funding in Florida:

"This week, House Democrats are once again advancing a robust, $17.2 billion disaster relief package, which adds an additional $3 billion for communities, businesses and farms hit by the historic flooding in Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri and across the Midwest as well as for Southern states devastated by recent tornadoes. This critical funding builds on the emergency disaster relief that House Democrats passed in January for hard-hit communities across the country, despite House Republicans overwhelmingly opposing this urgently-needed funding.

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today marking the 71th anniversary of Israel's Independence Day, Yom Ha'atzmaut:

"This evening, we pause to celebrate one of the greatest political achievements of the 20th century – the creation of the State of Israel. For 71 years, through continued struggles and hard-won successes, the people of Israel have thrived, building a nation on the cutting edge of art, science, technology and engineering and dedicated to realizing its founding values of freedom, justice and peace as spelled out in the country's Declaration of Independence.