Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement announcing a victory for California veterans after the IRS issued new guidance clarifying the use of tax exempt bonds to finance housing projects—preserving financing for nearly 800 units for veterans in California this year alone:

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released this statement after the House voted to adopt freshman Congressman Colin Allred’s H. Res. 271, a resolution condemning the Trump Administration’s assault on people with pre-existing conditions and affordable health care in the courts, and calling on the Department of Justice to reverse its position in the Texas v. U.S. lawsuit. 185 Republicans voted against the resolution:

Washington D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for a photo opportunity at the top of their meeting in the Capitol.  Below are the Speaker’s remarks:

Washington D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Democratic Women’s Caucus and actress Michelle Williams for a press event marking Equal Pay Day and celebrating the passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of H. Res. 271, calling for the Department of Justice to reverse its position in the Texas v. U.S. lawsuit and instead defend protections for people with pre-existing conditions and all Americans’ health care. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:

Washington D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined House and Senate Democrats on the steps of the Supreme Court for a press event to highlight House and Senate resolutions calling on the Trump Administration to halt its assault on Americans’ health care in the courts.  Below are the Speaker’s remarks:

“Each Equal Pay Day, Americans must renew our solemn commitment to fully and finally securing fairness, equality and economic justice for women. This Equal Pay Day, we are celebrating a major achievement, by marking the passage by the House of H.R. 7, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro’s landmark Paycheck Fairness Act to secure equal pay for equal work. Now, we call upon the U.S. Senate to take up and pass this critical legislation.

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement as the U.S. House of Representatives filed an amicus brief at the Supreme Court in the case of Department of Commerce v. New York, in which the U.S. district court for the Southern District of New York enjoined the Trump Administration from including a proposed citizenship question in the 2020 Census, finding it unlawful.  A federal district court in California also enjoined the proposed citizenship question.  The House’s brief supports the response by New York and the coalition of 17 states, urging that the district court’s ruling requiring the proper conduct of the Census be promptly affirmed by the Supreme Court when it hears arguments on April 23, 2019: