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Washington, D.C. – Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi, Congressman John Sarbanes, Chair of the Democracy Reform Task Force and Freshman Members-elect held a press conference today on H.R. 1, a bold reform package to restore the promise of our democracy — a government of, by and for the people.  Below are the Leader’s remarks:

“Every proposed trade agreement must be judged by whether it improves the wages, working conditions and well-being of America’s workers and farmers. 

Washington, D.C. – Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement to mark World AIDS Day 2018, which is observed every year on December 1st: 

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement to mark the 25th anniversary of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, signed into law by President Clinton on November 30, 1993:

“Hello, my name is Katie Hill, the member-elect from California’s 25th Congressional District and I’m currently in D.C. for my second week of new member orientation.

Leader Pelosi.   This is a beautiful leadership team gathered on the 50th anniversary of Shirley Chisholm being sworn in as the first African American woman in the Congress.  There is a ceremony in Brooklyn today to honor that.  So appropriate that we have this beautiful, diverse leadership team.  How proud I think she would be to see the diversity.  There is also, this weekend is the hundredth anniversary of, the hundredth birthday of Nelson Mandela, beautiful contribution to the world. 

“The President’s personal lawyer just admitted to lying on behalf of the President about Trump’s financial ties to Russia.

Washington, D.C. – Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced new guidance massively expanding 1332 waivers to allow states to undermine or ignore the law of the Affordable Care Act: