Press Releases

“So, I hope it is a comfort to the people of the region, that their loss is one that is shared, and mourned, by people across the world, certainly in our country, and definitely in this Congress of the United States. Whatever it is in our power to be helpful to them, we will do, and we will do quickly. And that most importantly, they will always, always, always, and ever, be in our prayers..."

“President Thein Sein’s visit to the United States is a recognition of the steps that have been taken to promote democracy and economic and political reform,” Pelosi said. “It is essential that the appropriate political reforms move forward, prior to the 2015 election, so that Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League of Democracy Party can fully participate in a democratic process..."

“I am pleased that the more than 600,000 American citizens who reside in the District of Columbia will finally have a statue representing them in the U.S. Capitol. While the District deserves to have two statues in the Capitol, like the states, since its residents pay federal taxes and have fought and died in every American war, a statue depicting Frederick Douglass could not be a more apt representative for the people of D.C. Douglass fought for District residents to have self-government and Congressional representation, a fight our Caucus carries on today.”

“Congratulations to all of the graduates of the class of 2013. I am honored to be a member of your class and as you go forward remember that you have a friend and a classmate in the Capitol of the United States. May God bless you and all of your families. May God bless America. Thank you for the opportunity to be here.”

“Now, I have a lot more that I want to say to you but I’m standing between you and your diploma and your parties after. So instead, I will just thank you again for the invitation to be with you and extend congratulations to the class of 2013. May God bless you and all your families. May God bless the United States of America. Thank you all very much.”

“Circumstances are at a tipping point in Bangladesh, much as they were in the wake of the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist fire in New York over a century ago. …We urge you to seize this moment, and to help ensure that workers in Bangladesh do not needlessly lose their lives to produce the clothes we wear,” the lawmakers wrote in the letter to the retailers.

“It is going to be right up there with Social Security and Medicare – the pillars of economic and health security for the American people. It is going to make us more competitive internationally because our businesses will not be, have an angle of the cost, of the rising cost of health care. It reduces the deficit. It improves the health and well-being of the American people. It’s about the entrepreneurial spirit of America..."

"Not only is this a clear waste of time, and of taxpayer dollars, it is a deliberate vote to eliminate the affordable, quality health care benefits millions of Americans are already enjoying. For those of you that with were us yesterday, you got the card with many of the provisions that are already in effect in the Affordable Care Act."