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Pelosi Statement on 25th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre

June 3, 2014

“Twenty-five years ago, a people rose up in Tiananmen Square to demand their rights, to demand dignity and respect, to demand a voice. They wanted an end to corruption and a beginning of real economic and political reform. They wanted freedom of expression and assembly. They wanted a dialogue and progress – and they were demonstrating peacefully when tanks came rolling down the street toward the square. A young man stood alone before them, an image of defiance, of determination, of courage, seared into our minds forever."

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Pelosi Statement on EPA Plan to Cut Carbon Pollution

June 2, 2014

“Climate change is one of the most pressing dangers facing us today. This accelerating crisis threatens our coasts, our crops and our communities – and its damaging and destabilizing effects are already being felt across our nation and around the world."

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Pelosi Statement on the Release of American P.O.W. Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl

May 31, 2014

San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the announcement that U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl has been released by the Taliban in Afghanistan:

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Pelosi Statement on LGBT Pride Month

May 30, 2014

“As we mark LGBT Pride Month, we celebrate the progress we’ve made in the fight for equality and renew our commitment to upholding America’s most treasured of values: that all men and women are endowed with the unalienable right to pursue happiness, no matter what they look like or who they love."

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Pelosi Statement on the Resignation of VA Secretary Eric Shinseki

May 30, 2014

“Secretary Eric Shinseki is a leader, a hero, and a public servant of great valor and great sacrifice. He has served our nation in uniform as an officer, a General, and Army Chief of Staff. He has served our men and women in uniform, and their families, as head of the Department of Veterans Affairs. He has dedicated his life and career to the security of our country and the well-being of our troops and veterans."

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Pelosi Remarks at Press Event in Remembrance of 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre

May 29, 2014

“Mr. Speaker, thank you for bringing us together. Congressman Smith, thank you for your leadership, as well as Frank Wolf, our dear friend. We were on the floor together yesterday. I’m honored to be here with both of you, and with my colleagues from the House also: Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Walz, and Mr. McGovern – Mr. McGovern being the Chair of the Lantos Human Rights Commission. And we’re honored that Mrs. Lantos is with us. Thank you, Annette, for the leadership of your family. To Xiong Yan and Chai Ling: thank you for your courage, for your sacrifice, for staying true to the memory and message of Tiananmen Square."

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Pelosi: A Bipartisan Step Forward to Reduce Gun Violence

May 29, 2014

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the House passed a bipartisan amendment – sponsored by Congressmen Mike Thompson and Peter King, and Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty – to invest an additional $19.5 million to help states improve their submissions to the national gun background check system. The amendment passed by a vote of 260 to 145.

"Today, a bipartisan coalition of Members of the House voted to uphold our oath of office to protect and defend the American people. Expanding our investments in the national background check system is essential to the effort to prevent gun violence. But it is only one step. Now, it is time to build on this success with further action.

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Transcript of Pelosi Weekly Press Conference Today

May 29, 2014

"Congress must act without delay to reduce gun violence across our country, and we have an opportunity now with two bipartisan initiatives: one, the bipartisan amendment, Thompson, King, and Esty, to add $19.5 million to help states improve submissions to the national background check system. This is a system that works. It has bipartisan support on the bill. Today on the floor we are going to try to add that funding. Bipartisan – there is a bipartisan Thompson-King bill you are familiar with to expand and strengthen Brady background checks nationwide. One hundred eighty-nine Members are on the bill."

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Pelosi: Republicans Vote to Take Healthy Food Out of the Mouths of Children

May 29, 2014

“Republicans seem intent on consistently outdoing themselves in their indifference to the needs and health of the American people. Millions of children nationwide rely on school breakfast and lunch for their daily meals and for essential nutrition. Just as these students face the food insecurity of the summer months, Republicans are determined to overrule the views of medical professionals so these children can eat fewer fruits and vegetables, and pregnant mothers and infants can consume more potatoes."

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Pelosi Statement on Passing of Dr. Maya Angelou

May 28, 2014

“We hope it is a comfort to her family that so many around the world mourn with them at this time of grief. Through our sadness, we draw strength from the enduring power of her own words: ‘Just like hopes springing high, still I'll rise.’”