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Associated Press: Pelosi Wants US to Strengthen Intelligence in Iraq
May 10, 2009
"U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Sunday for greater intelligence cooperation between the U.S. and Iraq as the American military moves to withdraw its forces from the country by 2012."
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Pelosi Makes Official Visit to Qatar
May 9, 2009

Doha, Qatar - Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congressman Rush Holt of New Jersey met on Saturday with Their Highnesses Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani and Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned to discuss U.S-Qatar relations and regional security issues.

Speaker Pelosi and Congressman Holt thanked the Emir and the Qatari people for the hospitality extended to U.S. forces based in Qatar.  The country serves as the base for the U.S. CENTCOM Forward Headquarters, which oversees U.S. military activities in Iraq and Afghanistan. On Friday, Pelosi and Holt visited Al Udeid Air Base to meet with commanders and express their appreciation to the troops.

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Pelosi Statement on Congressional Briefings on Enhanced Interrogation Techniques
May 8, 2009
“Of the 40 CIA briefings to Congress reported recently in the press, I was only briefed once, on September 4, 2002, as I have previously stated."
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Pelosi Statement on President Obama's Plan for Job Creation and Job Training
May 8, 2009
“This morning's unemployment data show that far too many Americans still confront a tough job market, which is why President Obama's effort to help workers receiving unemployment insurance also qualify for education and job training is essential, even as the benefits of the Americans Recovery and Reinvestment Act are beginning to take hold. By investing in our workers and helping make education more available and affordable, we can begin to lift our economy out of recession and be better prepared to meet the challenges ahead."
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Pelosi: In Jordan, We Build on 60 Years of Friendship to Work Together for Peace in the Middle East
May 8, 2009
“I'm very grateful for the hospitality of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania, and the friendship shown to all Americans by the people of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,” Pelosi said. “As we observe the 60th anniversary of the establishment of relations between the U.S. and Jordan, our nations continue to work together in the search for regional stability, combating terrorism and furthering the Middle East peace process. Under King Abdullah's distinguished leadership, Americans have a strategic ally and partner in Jordan.”
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Pelosi Statement on Passage of Anti-Fraud and Financial Crisis Commission Legislation
May 8, 2009
“The Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act will restore common sense to our mortgage lending industry and bring the highest standards of accountability and transparency to the use of taxpayer funds, preventing and prosecuting fraud in the use of TARP and economic recovery funds."
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On Congressional Briefings on Enhanced Interrogation Techniques
May 8, 2009
Of the 40 CIA briefings to Congress reported recently in the press, I was only briefed once, on September 4, 2002, as I have previously stated.

As I said in my statement of December 9, 2007:

I was briefed on interrogation techniques the Administration was considering using in the future. The Administration advised that legal counsel for both the CIA and the Department of Justice had concluded that the techniques were legal.

I had no further briefings on the techniques.

My understanding of the briefing I received is consistent with the description that CIA General Counsel Scott Muller provided to Congresswoman Jane Harman in a letter dated February 28, 2003, which states:

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Pelosi Statement on President Obama's Budget Proposal
May 7, 2009
“President Obama and the New Direction Congress are united in our commitment to restoring fiscal responsibility and eliminating waste, fraud and abuse in government spending."
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Pelosi Statement on House Passage of Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act
May 7, 2009
“The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act will protect homeowners and our economy from the questionable and predatory lending practices that led to record home foreclosures and helped cause the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression."
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Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act Passes House
May 7, 2009
Today, the House passed the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act (H.R. 1728) by a vote of 300-114. This legislation responds to the subprime mortgage crisis by instituting much needed reform -- stopping the kinds of predatory and irresponsible mortgage loan practices that played a major role in the current financial and economic meltdown.

To restore the integrity of mortgage lending industry, this bill ensures that the mortgage industry follows basic principles of sound lending, responsibility, and consumer protection:

borrowers can repay the loans they are sold

mortgage lenders make loans that benefit the consumer and prohibit them from steering borrowers into higher cost loans

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