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April 19, 2019

Belfast, Northern Ireland – Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Congressional Delegation visited the Northern Ireland parliament buildings. Below are the Speaker's remarks:

Speaker Pelosi. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, for your kind words of introduction and for the invitation to be here, for bringing us all today. #BalanceForBetter.

[Laughter]

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is an honor to be here with you Speaker Newton and I want to acknowledge Chief Executive Lesley Hogg who runs the show and makes this all possible today as well.

Press Release
April 19, 2019

Belfast, Northern Ireland — Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a high-level congressional delegation has concluded a two-day visit to Northern Ireland. The delegation has spent the past week visiting Stuttgart, London, Dublin, Derry-Londonderry and Belfast. Speaker Pelosi released the following statement:

"Our congressional delegation visited a Northern Ireland that has been transformed by the Belfast Good Friday Accords.

"We walked across the Northern Ireland-Ireland border, where a hard, militarized border of barbed wire and checkpoints has been replaced by a seamless border whose only obstacle was the traffic jam our brief visit caused.

"We joined our distinguished colleague, Chairman Richie Neal, at Ulster University where he received an honorary doctorate and delivered an address for the John Hume-Tip O'Neill Lecture Series.

Press Release
April 19, 2019

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell of Michigan delivered the Weekly Democratic Address. In this week's address, the Congresswoman highlighted the incredible progress Democrats have made on the For The People Agenda in the first 100 days of the 116th Congress, including the passage of legislation addressing issues of democracy reform, domestic violence, background checks, equal pay, land conservation and more. Video and audio of the Weekly Democratic Address can be downloaded here.

Below is a full transcript of the address:

"Hello, I'm Congresswoman Debbie Dingell from the 12th District of Michigan – home of the auto industry and the University of Michigan – Go Blue!

Press Release
April 18, 2019

Dear Democratic Colleague,

Today, Attorney General Barr presented a disrespectfully late and selectively redacted version of Special Counsel Mueller's report.

This report includes several alarming findings, including that "the Russian government interfered in the 2016 presidential election in sweeping and systematic fashion." It also explicitly states that the President's campaign took actions with an expectation that "it would benefit electorally from information stolen and released through Russian efforts."

In his summary letter and press conference, Attorney General Barr presented a conclusion that the President did not obstruct justice. The Mueller report appears to directly undercut that claim.

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April 18, 2019
“What we’ve learned today is that Attorney General Barr deliberately distorted significant portions of Special Counsel Mueller’s report.
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April 18, 2019
“The differences are stark between what Attorney General Barr said on obstruction and what Special Counsel Mueller said on obstruction.
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April 18, 2019
“Attorney General Barr’s regrettably partisan handling of the Mueller report, including his slanted March 24th summary letter, his irresponsible testimony before Congress last week, and his indefensible plan to spin the report in a press conference later this morning — hours before he allows the public or Congress to see it — have resulted in a crisis of confidence in his independence and impartiality.
Press Release
April 17, 2019
“Our delegation has been deeply honored by the extraordinary welcome we have received in Ireland.
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April 17, 2019
Speaker Pelosi. Mr. Speaker, Mr. President. Members of this very distinguished, crucial body at this crucial time – is that the appellation you gave, Mr. Speaker?
Press Release
April 16, 2019
“The conflict in Yemen is a horrific humanitarian crisis that challenges the conscience of the entire world. Yet the President has cynically chosen to contravene a bipartisan, bicameral vote of the Congress and perpetuate America’s shameful involvement in this heartbreaking crisis.