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Pelosi Statement on World AIDS Day
December 1, 2021
Every December 1st, the world comes together to remember the unimaginable toll that AIDS has taken: stealing millions of beautiful souls and leaving behind countless communities in anguish. 
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Pelosi Announces Committee Assignments for Congresswoman Shontel Brown
November 30, 2021
Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced today that the House Democratic Steering & Policy Committee has recommended that Congresswoman Shontel Brown, who was sworn in on November 4th to represent Ohio’s Eleventh Congressional District, join the House Committee on Agriculture and the House Committee on Oversight and Reform for the 117th Congress.
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Pelosi Statement on Passing of Former Congresswoman Carrie Meek
November 29, 2021

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on the passing of former Congresswoman Carrie Meek of Florida:

"Today, with great sadness over her passing and appreciation for her leadership, the Congress and Country mourn the loss and celebrate the life of former Congresswoman Carrie Meek. Congresswoman Meek was a remarkable, trailblazing leader who helped expand opportunity in America. At every level of her historic service – from the statehouse to the U.S. House – she not only made history but made progress for our nation.

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Dear Colleague: Reflecting on Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Message as We Build Back Better
November 28, 2021

Dear Democratic Colleague,

Thanksgiving is a holiday which we look forward to, enjoy and savor long after. As we prepare for the opportunities and challenges ahead, let us draw strength from our time at home with our families, friends and communities. In that spirit, I am writing to call to your attention to a San Francisco Interfaith Council Thanksgiving observance, which invoked the words of President Lincoln.

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Democratic Leadership Statement on Recent Islamophobic Comments by Congresswoman Lauren Boebert
November 26, 2021
“Congresswoman Boebert’s repeated, ongoing and targeted Islamophobic comments and actions against another Member of Congress, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, are both deeply offensive and concerning.  This language and behavior are far beneath the standard of integrity, dignity and decency with which the Constitution and our constituents require that we act in the House.  We call upon Congresswoman Boebert to fully retract these comments and refrain from making similar ones going forward."
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Pelosi Statement on President Biden Nomination of Shalanda Young as OMB Director
November 24, 2021
President Biden’s nomination of Shalanda Young as Director of the Office of Management and Budget is historic and well-deserved.
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Speaker Pelosi’s Remarks at San Francisco Press Event on Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
November 23, 2021
Thank you very much, Larry.  I accept your kind words on behalf of all of the House Democrats, whose courage and determination made the passage of this legislation possible.
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Pelosi Statement on President Biden’s Nomination of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell
November 22, 2021
“As House Speaker, I congratulate Federal Reserve Chairman Powell on his nomination to lead the world’s most consequential central bank for a second term.  The House looks forward to continuing to work closely with him to build on Democrats’ progress to create good-paying jobs, lower costs for families, fight inflation and Build Back Better For The People."
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Dear Colleague on House Passage of the Build Back Better Act
November 20, 2021
Happily, we enter the Thanksgiving Season in a spirit of gratitude and joy, following our passage of the Build Back Better Act! 
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Pelosi Statement on Retirement Announcement of Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson
November 20, 2021
Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson has been a dedicated and highly effective leader on behalf of Dallas area families and the entire nation for her thirty years in the Congress and nearly 50 years in public service.  
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