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Dear Colleague on Passing Budget Resolution to Deliver Once-in-a-Generation Progress For The People
August 17, 2021
Today, President Biden endorsed the House Rule which will allow us to consider the budget resolution, H.R. 4 and the bipartisan infrastructure bill next week.  The budget resolution is the key to unlocking the 51-vote privilege of the reconciliation path for our transformative Build Back Better bill.
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Pelosi Statement on the Introduction of H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
August 17, 2021
“The House today is taking a momentous step to secure the sacred right to vote for generations to come.  With the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, proudly introduced today by Congresswoman Terri Sewell alongside Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, Democrats are fighting back against an anti-democratic tide, protecting access to the ballot box for every American and carrying on the cause to which our beloved John Lewis devoted his entire life."
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Pelosi Statement Following President Biden’s Remarks on Afghanistan
August 16, 2021

San Francisco — Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement following President Biden's address to the nation on Afghanistan:

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Pelosi Statement on Biden Administration’s Increase in SNAP Benefits
August 16, 2021

San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement commending the Biden-Harris Administration's actions to increase Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for 42 million Americans:

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Dear Colleague on Path Forward to Build Back Better
August 15, 2021

Dear Democratic Colleague,

Last week's actions in the Senate and on the Census call upon us to take immediate action to make historic progress on many of the top priorities facing the Congress and the American people.

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Pelosi Statement on Afghanistan
August 14, 2021

San Francisco — Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the situation in Afghanistan:

"The President is to be commended for the clarity of purpose of his statement on Afghanistan and the actions he has taken.

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Pelosi Statement on the Earthquake in Haiti
August 14, 2021

San Francisco — Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck in Saint-Louis-du-Sud, Haiti:

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Pelosi Statement on 86th Anniversary of Social Security
August 14, 2021
Eighty-six years ago, both parties came together to make a sacred promise: that after a lifetime of work, every American deserves to retire with dignity and security. 
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Dear Colleague to All Members on Extension of Remote Voting 'Covered Period'
August 13, 2021
In light of the attached notification by the Sergeant-at-Arms, in consultation with the Office of Attending Physician, that a public health emergency is in effect due to a novel coronavirus, I am hereby extending the “covered period” designated on January 4, 2021, pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, until October 1, 2021.
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Pelosi Statement on the Passing of Ambassador James Hormel
August 13, 2021
“It is with the deepest sadness and the greatest appreciation for his unsurpassed contributions to our country and society that I learned of the passing of Ambassador Hormel.  We will dearly miss him in San Francisco, in our nation and around the world."
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