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Pelosi Statement After Republicans Vote Down Resolution of Inquiry on Trump-Russia Ties, Conflicts of Interest
March 1, 2017
The Russians’ grip on the Trump Administration must be exposed for the American people to see for themselves. The American people have a right to know how President Trump’s vast conflicts of interest and hidden connections to Russia are steering his agenda.
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Pelosi Statement on President Trump Executive Order on HBCUs
February 28, 2017
President Trump’s HBCU executive order is more empty symbolism that will do nothing to strengthen these vital institutions and the students they serve. HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions need resources and opportunities, not empty rhetoric from a President planning to devastate education funding in America. Historically Black Colleges and Universities, founded to provide African Americans with educational opportunities when laws and policies prevented people of color from attending existing schools, are a critical part of America’s education infrastructure.
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Ahead of President Trump's Address to Congress, Leader Pelosi Highlights Failure of His First 40 Days in Office
February 28, 2017
Earlier today, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports for an interview ahead of President Trump’s Address to a Joint Session of Congress.
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President Obama & President Trump's First 40 Days: A Study in Contrast
February 28, 2017
In 2009, in the middle of the Great Recession which devastated lives and brought our economy to the brink of collapse, Congressional Democrats passed and President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act within weeks into the new Administration – creating or saving 4 million jobs.

Democrats accomplished even more in the first days:

  • The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was signedinto law, requiring that millions of American women earn equal pay for equal work.

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Pelosi Statement on Republican Vote to Keep Trump’s Tax Returns Secret
February 28, 2017
Tonight, House Republicans made themselves accomplices to hiding President Trump’s tax returns from the American people.
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In Advance of Joint Session Address, Leader Pelosi Blasts Trump’s Inaction on Creating Jobs, Growing Economy
February 27, 2017
Today, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer offered a prebuttal at the National Press Club Newsmaker news conference ahead of President Donald Trump’s address to a Joint Session of Congress.
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Pelosi Prebuttal to President Trump’s Speech to Joint Session of Congress
February 27, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to offer a prebuttal to President Trump's address to a Joint Session of Congress at a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference.  Below are the Leader's opening remarks, as delivered:

"Thank you very much, Jeff [Ballou].  Thank you and congratulations to you for your election as President of the historic National Press Club.  Thank you, Jonathan [Salant], for arranging all of this.

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Pelosi Statement on Trump 2018 Budget Blueprint
February 27, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after President Trump announced his intention to propose a 2018 budget that slashes services and investments critical to hard-working families, communities and security:

"President Trump's budget blueprint is a prescription for America's decline.  Ransacking America's investments in jobs and working families will make our nation weaker, not stronger.  A $54 billion cut will do far-reaching and long-lasting damage to our ability to meet the needs of the American people and win the jobs of the future.

"The President is surrendering America's leadership in innovation, education, science and clean energy.  President Trump has decided to put Wall Street First while abandoning working families.

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House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Linda Sánchez Delivers Weekly Democratic Address
February 25, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Linda Sánchez delivered the Weekly Democratic Address in English and Spanish.  Video and audio of the Weekly Democratic Address in English can be downloaded here.

Below is a full transcript of the address:

"Hello.  I'm California Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus.

"I am proud to share my family's story because it is an American story.  I am the daughter of immigrants.  My parents came here from Mexico.

"Like so many immigrants, my parents came to this country and worked hard every day to provide for me, my six brothers and sisters.

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The Hill: Pelosi calls for DOJ probe of Priebus on FBI, Russia
February 24, 2017
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says the Department of Justice must probe reports that White House chief of staff Reince Priebus asked the FBI to push back on media coverage linking figures from President Trump's campaign to Russian intelligence.

Reports emerged Thursday the FBI rejected a White House request to dismiss news stories about staffers from Trump's campaign repeatedly contacting Russian intelligence agents.

"The Trump White House has been caught trying to pressure the FBI into undermining a vital national security investigation into explosive ties between senior Trump officials and Russian intelligence agents, an action which is in violation of Department of Justice rules and may be illegal," Pelosi said in a statement Friday.

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