Press Releases
Press Release
November 17, 2017
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I thank the gentleman [Congressman Richard Neal] for yielding and thank him for his superb leadership as the top Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee. I commend him and all of our fellow Democrats on the Committee for standing up for the middle class in our country and fighting for the truth in what is in this bill.
Press Release
November 16, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi named Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and Ken Morris Jr., President of the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives, to the Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission.
Press Release
November 16, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Democratic Members of the House and Senate and retired Teamsters and miners to unveil a new plank of ‘A Better Deal' that would ensure the pensions that American workers have earned over a lifetime of work are safeguarded and protected into the future. Below are the Leader's remarks:
Leader Pelosi. Thank you, [Congressman] Bobby [Scott]. Thank you, all. Thank you all for being here. It is a special occasion, indeed, because we are fulfilling our purpose and our purpose is to fulfill the needs of the American people. Mike has on his shirt, ‘Broken promises make broken lives.' That is something we have to dispel and this legislation will do that.
Press Release
November 16, 2017
Washington, D.C. — Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the death of Steve Mostyn:
Press Release
November 16, 2017
Tomorrow, Speaker Ryan will ask House Republicans to vote for a tax hike on 36 million middle class families that is dead on arrival in the Senate.
Press Release
November 15, 2017
Richard Cordray is a patriot and a champion for hard-working families in every corner of the country. As a state lawmaker, Attorney General and then as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, he has dedicated his life to defending all Americans from financial abuse and injustice.
Press Release
November 15, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi hosted a dedication ceremony to name the House Democratic Cloakroom in honor of former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the late Congressman Leo J. Ryan. Below are the Leader’s remarks:
Press Release
November 14, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on a new analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy that finds that Californians will face the largest net tax increase of any state under the House GOP Tax Scam, at $12.1 billion:
Press Release
November 14, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ways & Means Committee members Terri Sewell (D-AL), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Judy Chu (D-CA) and MomsRising families to highlight real examples of the GOP Tax Scam’s disastrous impacts on American families and children across the nation. Below are the Leader’s remarks:
Press Release
November 14, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after Senate Republicans announced that they will add the repeal of the individual mandate to the GOP tax bill, causing health premiums to soar and leading to an additional 13 million uninsured Americans: