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Pelosi to Speaker Ryan, GOP Leaders: Remove Rep. Steve King From Constitution Subcommittee Chairmanship Immediately
March 14, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement, calling on Speaker Ryan and Republican leaders to immediately remove Congressman Steve King from his position as Chair of the Constitution and Civil Justice Judiciary Subcommittee:

"When Republican Congressman Steve King made his latest disgusting and racist statements, I called on Speaker Ryan and the Republican leadership to immediately strip his Chairmanship of the Constitution Subcommittee.  Since then, Congressman Steve King has doubled down on his statements, so I am doubling down on mine.

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Pelosi Transcript of Press Availability on CBO Report on Republicans’ ‘Pay More for Less’ Repeal Bill
March 13, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to hold a press availability on the newly-released Congressional Budget Office report on House Republicans' #PayMoreForLess Bill.  Below are the Leader's opening remarks, followed by the question and answer session.

Leader Pelosi's Opening Remarks:

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Pelosi Spokesman Statement on Rep. Steve King’s Latest Racist Comments
March 13, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Drew Hammill, spokesman for Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, released the following statement on Republican Congressman Steve King's latest racist comments.

"Republican Congressman Steve King's vile racism has no place in decent society, much less in the U.S. Congress," said Hammill.  "But once again, disgusting hatred has been met with deafening silence from Speaker Ryan."

"It's no accident that communities across America have been threatened by emboldened racists.  The GOP Leadership must stop accommodating this garbage, and condemn Congressman Steve King's statements in the strongest and most unequivocal terms," Hammill continued.  "Speaker Ryan and the House Republican Leadership must decide whether white supremacy is welcome in the GOP ranks."

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Pelosi Names Ashley Etienne as Communications Director, Caroline Behringer as Senior Communications Advisor
March 13, 2017
Ashley Etienne has been named Communications Director and Senior Advisor. Etienne returns to the Leader’s office after serving in the Obama White House as Special Assistant to the President, Cabinet Communications Director and Communications Director for the President’s My Brother’s Keeper initiative since July 2014. Etienne previously served as Pelosi’s Deputy Communications Director and Communications Director to House Government and Oversight Committee Ranking Member Elijah Cummings.
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Press Availability Question & Answer Following Immigration Roundtable Discussion in South Texas
March 12, 2017
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Congressman Vicente Gonzalez in a roundtable discussion in South Texas to discuss the negative impacts of the Trump Administration’s Executive Orders on immigrants and American communities. Below is a transcript of the question and answer portion of the press availability following the roundtable discussion:
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Congresswoman Cheri Bustos Delivers Weekly Democratic Address
March 10, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Cheri Bustos of Illinois, Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, delivered the Weekly Democratic Address.  Video and audio of the Weekly Democratic Address can be downloaded here.

Below is a full transcript of the address:

"Hi, I'm Congresswoman Cheri Bustos.

"I come from America's heartland – the Illinois Quad-Cities, along the banks of the Mississippi River.

"For 17 years as a journalist, I asked the tough questions to hold the powerful accountable.

"Later, I worked at a non-profit health system where I helped families in our community get the care they needed.

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Pelosi Statement on 58th Anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day
March 10, 2017
Each March 10th, we honor the determination of those who stood against the Chinese government’s brutal attack on Tibetans during the Lhasa Uprising. These people of faith, propelled by the longing to preserve their religion and culture stood defiant in the face of oppression. Refusing to be silenced by violence; they cried out for their just cause. And, around the world, we heard them and continue to hear their cause today.
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Pelosi Statement on President Trump’s First 50 Days
March 10, 2017
The first 50 days of the Trump Administration have been a train wreck of fear, incompetence and broken promises. While failing to lift a finger to create jobs, the President has enabled the abuses of his Wall Street friends, tried to make families pay more for less health care, instilled fear among immigrant communities, and allowed Russia to endanger our security.
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Pelosi Statement on February Jobs Report
March 10, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced that the economy added a total of 235,000 jobs in February, slightly less than the revised estimate of 238,000 created in January.  With 227,000 private sector jobs being added in February, the economy has added more than 16 million private sector jobs since early 2010.

"February's jobs numbers indicate the enduring power of President Obama's economic leadership.  The firm foundation for growth created under the Obama Administration continues to deliver, but President Trump is taking dangerous steps that will hollow out our economy and weaken working families.

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Pelosi Statement Opposing Republican Class Action Bill
March 9, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today issued the following statement opposing the Republican Class Action Bill, which would weaken citizens' rights to seek redress from powerful interests and major corporations.  The House just passed the bill by a mostly party-line vote of 220 to 201:

"Today, Republicans are championing big corporations with legislation aimed at eroding class actions, an indispensable tool for citizens to hold powerful interests and big corporations accountable for their misdeeds.  The legislation also includes unconscionable provisions to impede compensation and violate the privacy of victims – many of whom are veterans – of asbestos-related illnesses and mesothelioma.

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