Press Releases
Press Release
July 26, 2017
On this very day in 1948, President Harry Truman signed the executive order desegregating the U.S. military. Sixty-nine years later, President Trump has chosen this day to unleash a vile and hateful agenda that will blindside thousands of patriotic Americans already serving with honor and bravery.
Press Release
July 25, 2017
Thank you Mr. Speaker. Thank you for the time and I commend my distinguished Ranking Member [Maxine Waters] of the Financial Services Committee for her brilliant leadership, for her bipartisanship, and for her always trying to find a way to help America’s consumers and protect America’s taxpayers. Thank you.
Press Release
July 25, 2017
Leader Pelosi. Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for very much for joining us today as we step forward on a path to keeping America healthy and making America even healthier. We have three very distinguished witnesses who we will hear from shortly. Our Co-Chairs Congresswoman [Rosa] DeLauro and Congressman [Eric] Swalwell will be introducing them shortly but I want to acknowledge their great service to our country.
Press Release
July 25, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Rep. Maxine Waters and Senator Elizabeth Warren to highlight the devastating effects of H.J. Res. 111, a Republican resolution to roll back consumer and servicemember rights ensured by Dodd-Frank, which protect against abusive and deceptive practices in the financial marketplace. Below are the Leader’s remarks:
Press Release
July 24, 2017
Ten years ago, the Democratic Congress raised the federal minimum wage and made strong progress on behalf of hard-working families. But for the last seven years, hard-working men and women earning federal minimum wage have been stuck, while the cost of living surges to unsustainable heights for Americans across our nation.
Press Release
July 24, 2017
Berryville, VA – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House and Senate Democrats in unveiling their bold, new economic agenda and presenting Americans with A Better Deal that will boost wages, lower costs, and unrig the economy so it works for all Americans, not special interests or just the wealthiest few. Below are the Leader’s Remarks:
Press Release
July 21, 2017
Good morning everyone! Let’s hear it for [Assemblyman] Phil Ting! Now weren’t those wonderful remarks. Thank you Assemblyman Ting for your kind words, for your great leadership. To you, to Assemblyman [Marc] Berman, to [Assemblyman Kevin] Mullin, Senator [Jerry] Hill, Senator [Scott] Weiner, all—our distinguished mayor of San Francisco, Mayor [Ed] Lee, to the governor of California: honors granted. Now we will all be saying their names but honors granted to all of them. I’m honored to be here with my colleagues, Congresswoman Jackie Speier and Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, both of whom worked very hard to make this happen, what we’re seeing today happen.
Press Release
July 21, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today, marking the seventh anniversary of President Barack Obama's signing of the landmark, Democratic-passed Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act:
"Seven years ago, Democrats enacted the strongest set of Wall Street and consumer financial protections in history: the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Dodd-Frank ushered in an era of financial stability, prevented future catastrophic meltdowns and taxpayer-funded bailouts and created tough, new rules to protect American consumers from predatory and abusive practices. So far, Dodd-Frank's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has returned $12 billion to 29 million Americans wronged by abusive and unscrupulous financial marketplace companies.
Press Release
July 20, 2017
36%: Job approval rating for President Trump – worst of any president ever at this point in their presidency
0: legislative accomplishments
- No plan to lower health care costs
- No jobs bill
- No infrastructure bill
- No tax reform
- No plan to avoid defaulting on our debt
- No budget
836: False or misleading claims made by President Trump
Press Release
July 20, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference today. She was accompanied by her Democratic colleagues Rep. Frank Pallone, Ranking Democrat on the Energy and Workforce Committee, Rep. Richard Neal, Ranking Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Bobby Scott, Ranking Democrat on the Education and Workforce Committee, and Rep. John Yarmuth, Ranking Democrat on the Budget Committee. Below is a transcript of the press conference.