Press Releases

The American people have spoken loud and clear against the higher costs and monstrous cruelty of Trumpcare. Now, Congress must finally pivot to the long overdue bipartisan work to update and improve the Affordable Care Act and to continue to lower Americans’ health costs.

Good morning, everyone. Here we are, the end of the summer part of the session, we're going into August. By the time we come back in September, we will be meeting many challenges: raising the debt ceiling, keeping government open, extending reauthorizing State Children's Health Insurance Program, community health centers, flood insurance, so many things that the can has been kicked down the road on, and that's just to name a few. So, so far, not much happening here.

Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined the Seniors Task Force and the Democratic Women’s Working Group to celebrate the 52nd anniversary of the passage of Medicare and Medicaid. Below are the Leader’s remarks:

More than six months into the Trump Administration, and Republicans still have no real details for tax reform. Today’s threadbare joint statement shows Republicans continuing to flounder instead of inviting bipartisan progress on real tax reform for hard-working Americans.

Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined House and Senate Democrats and representatives from Planned Parenthood at an event on the harms of Trumpcare. Below are the Leader’s remarks:

Thank you Mr. Speaker. I thank the gentlelady from New York [Congresswoman Nita Lowey], the distinguished Ranking Member of the Appropriations Committee, for yielding and more importantly for her great leadership to advance the values of our country in the allocation of resources, and I always admire the work of Mr. [Rodney] Frelinghuysen, the distinguished chairman as well. We may have a matter of disagreement here today, though.

Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Congressman Joseph Kennedy III and House Democrats at a press conference calling on the President to reverse his insulting and degrading new policy banning transgender Americans from serving in the military. Below are the Leader’s remarks: