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Pelosi: 'Today's Action by Financial Services Committee Brings Accountability to Wall Street and Big Banks'
December 2, 2009
“Today's action by the House Financial Services Committee brings accountability to Wall Street and big banks. When coupled with strong reforms to protect consumers and Main Street that the House will vote on next week, it will end the reckless practices that resulted in the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression."
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Pelosi: CBO Report Shows Recovery Act Producing More Jobs and Higher Economic Growth Than Originally Thought
December 1, 2009
"“A series of independent economic analyses now show the Recovery Act is doing its job. The latest analysis by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office is clear: the Recovery Act is likely producing even more jobs and higher economic growth than originally thought."
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Pelosi Statement on President Obama's Speech on Afghanistan
December 1, 2009
“Our troops in Afghanistan and around the world have performed excellently; they have done everything that has been asked of them. As always, we are grateful and respectful of the enormous sacrifices our men and women in uniform, and their families, have made.”
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Pelosi Statement in Recognition of World AIDS Day
December 1, 2009
“On World AIDS Day, we remember, we reflect, and we recommit to ending HIV/AIDS. This year's theme - ‘Universal Access and Human Rights' - is a call to action, a sign of the continued urgency of this moral challenge, and a reminder that HIV/AIDS has not disappeared. The fight to end this disease must go on."
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Pelosi Statement on Posting of Office Expenditures Online
November 30, 2009
“The New Direction Congress has passed unprecedented disclosure and lobbying reform laws, created an independent ethics office, and will continue to operate in a transparent and accountable manner.”
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Pelosi Statement on President Obama's Copenhagen Announcements
November 25, 2009
“President Obama's announcements today underscore the urgency with which this Administration is tackling the global warming crisis."
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Pelosi Remarks Before Meeting With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of the Republic of India
November 23, 2009

Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a brief press availability this evening with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of the Republic of India before their meeting in the Capitol. Pelosi extended an invitation to the Prime Minister to address a joint meeting of Congress during a future visit to the United States.  Below are their remarks:

Speaker Pelosi. It is a great honor indeed to welcome the Prime Minister of the Republic of India to the United States Capitol.  It is a sign of our friendship that the red carpet is being rolled out from the White House to the Capitol and in between to welcome this truly great man, perhaps one of the most respected leaders in the world.

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Pelosi Statement on House Passage of Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act
November 19, 2009
“Strengthening Medicare for generations to come is essential to our efforts to reforming health care for all Americans. This legislation will permanently improve the way Medicare pays physicians and in doing so, guarantee that America's seniors will continue to have access to excellent care through Medicare."
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Pelosi Announces Committee Assignments for New Members Garamendi and Owens
November 18, 2009

Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced today that the House Democratic Steering Committee has approved recommendations for committee appointments for two new Members, Congressman John Garamendi of California and Congressman Bill Owens of New York, who were both sworn in earlier this month.

"The committees will be well served by the depth of knowledge and fresh perspective Congressman Owens and Congressman Garamendi bring with them to their new assignments," Speaker Pelosi said.  "As independent voices for the unique concerns of their constituents, they will be a tremendous resource in the New Direction Congress as we continue to work on behalf of all of America's families."

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Pelosi Statement on Senator Robert Byrd Becoming Longest-Serving Member of Congress
November 18, 2009
“Senator Robert Byrd's remarkable life is defined by service to his state and to his country. Over the course of his momentous career in the House and the Senate, he has not simply witnessed moments of political progress, he has stood at the forefront of legislative achievements that have improved the lives of millions of Americans."
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