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As House Republicans hypocritically oppose a withdrawal they demanded prior to last week, they took time on their weekly conference call to huddle with former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a man who happily took pictures negotiating with the Taliban:
San Francisco — Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement following a virtual meeting with President Biden, House Democratic leaders and the Chairs of House Committees of jurisdiction on the path forward in crafting and passing the Democrats' Build Back Better bill through the budget reconciliation process:
"Today, President Biden met with the Chairs of the House Committees that will write the reconciliation bill. In the discussion, all agreed that we have an historic opportunity for transformational change For The People. The President expressed his appreciation for the Committees' work to enact his Build Back Better agenda.
San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Allen Martin and Juliette Goodrich of KPIX 5 CBS Bay Area for an interview. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Allen Martin. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, joining us now live from the KPIX 5 newsroom.
Juliette Goodrich. Madam Speaker, thank you for coming to our station, albeit a little socialy distanced. But thank you for being here at KPIX 5.
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you, Juliette and Allen. Nice to be with you, however distant.
San Francisco — Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement following President Biden's address to the nation on Afghanistan:
"The Congress joins President Biden in gratitude for the service and sacrifice of the brave troops, diplomats, aid workers and others who served in Afghanistan over the last twenty years and their families. Let us also pray for the safe return of the heroic men and women still on the ground now in Kabul, defending the lives of American civilians and our Afghan partners.
San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement commending the Biden-Harris Administration's actions to increase Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for 42 million Americans:
"Today is a day of great progress for struggling families across the nation, who will soon see a permanent and substantial increase to their monthly SNAP benefits for the first time ever. Thanks to the Biden Administration strengthening this important lifeline, parents will be able to afford healthy food for their families and children will not have to go to bed hungry.