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Washington Post Op-Ed by David Ignatius: America won’t be ‘back’ as long as inequality is still a problem
June 15, 2021

This week in Europe, President Biden has been making a powerful case that, in his phrase, "America is back." But for all Biden's confidence abroad, he knows as well as anyone that there's still something very badly broken at home.

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Dear Colleague on Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth
June 15, 2021
Economic inequality has been a growing concern for years – one that has intensified during the pandemic. The widening chasm between CEO compensation and worker pay has gone from unfair to immoral. There is recognition that our economy, which is based on free market capitalism, has not served many Americans well. And it has become clear that the stagnation of workers’ pay is an historic picture of injustice.
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Shame: Republicans Attack LGBTQ-Owned Businesses During Pride Month
June 15, 2021

From the Speaker's Press Office

House Republicans are using Pride Month to attack LGBTQ-owned small businesses.

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Floor Speech on H.R. 610, the San Francisco Bay Restoration Act
June 15, 2021

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of H.R. 610, the San Francisco Bay Restoration Act. Below are the Speaker's remarks:

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Remarks at Media Availability Following Meeting with House Committee Chairs on Next Steps on January 6th Investigations
June 15, 2021
Good morning. Good morning. Good morning.
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One Month Later: McCarthy Breaks Promise to Meet With Officer Injured on January 6th
June 15, 2021

From the Speaker's Press Office:

More than one month after publicly promising to meet with Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone to discuss the horrors he experienced on January 6th, Minority Leader McCarthy's office has not even reached out to Officer Fanone to set up a meeting.

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Pelosi Statement on the 9th Anniversary of DACA
June 15, 2021

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement to mark the ninth anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative, established by President Obama on June 15, 2012:

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Pelosi Announces Committee Assignments for Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury
June 14, 2021
Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced today that the House Democratic Steering & Policy Committee has recommended that Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury, who was sworn in today to represent New Mexico’s First Congressional District, join the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology and the House Committee on Natural Resources for the 117th Congress.
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Dear Colleague on Urgent Need for H.R. 1 to Stop Ongoing GOP Assault on Democracy
June 14, 2021
To stop that anti-democratic tide, it is essential that we pass H.R. 1. This legislation was developed before the 2018 election, when candidates called for the For The People Act to be our first order of business. Congressman John Lewis wrote the first 300 pages of this bill to fight voter suppression. These provisions are even more urgent in light of the recent Republican bills intensifying that voter suppression. As of May 14, nearly 400 voter restriction bills have been introduced across 48 states.
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Pelosi Statement on Five Years Since Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub Shooting
June 12, 2021

San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement to mark five years since the attack at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, which occurred on June 12, 2016:

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