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Press Release
March 25, 2010
"Today we gather in Statuary Hall to observe Women's History Month and to honor a woman who has made history and is making progress for the American people, Secretary Hillary Clinton."
Speech
March 25, 2010
"Today we gather in Statuary Hall to observe Women's History Month and to honor a woman who has made history and is making progress for the American people, Secretary Hillary Clinton."
Press Release
March 24, 2010
"Today, the House made more progress on two crucial building blocks of our economic recovery: creating jobs, the source of stability and a steady paycheck for America's families; and supporting small businesses, the engine of America's prosperity."
Press Release
March 24, 2010
Speaker Nancy Pelosi today announced that she has appointed three House Democrats to President Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. This commission will be responsible for working in a bipartisan way to propose steps to address our long-term debt, bring down the deficit, and ensure that the federal government returns to fiscal discipline.
Articles
March 23, 2010
"Those who know Nancy Pelosi best say without her, President Obama wouldn't have been able to pop open the champagne bottle over his momentous health care win. Pelosi loves quoting legendary House Speaker Tip O'Neill, and her fans say she's now in the same league as the Democratic lion of the House."
Articles
March 23, 2010
"In the tense hours Sunday leading up to the House vote on a historic healthcare bill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took time to call the former president of Notre Dame, Father Theodore Hesburgh. The House Democrats' leader was not seeking spiritual guidance. What she wanted was Hesburgh to help lock up the vote of Rep. Joe Donnelly, a Democrat from South Bend, Ind., who was wavering over the abortion issue."
Blog Post
March 23, 2010
Under the legislative package the House passed on Sunday (the Senate-passed health bill as amended by the reconciliation bill) many key provisions take effect this year - here are some of them:
IF YOU ARE A SMALL BUSINESSES OWNER:
SMALL BUSINESS TAX CREDITS--Offers tax credits to small businesses to make employee coverage more affordable. Tax credits of up to 35 percent of premiums will be immediately available. Effective beginning for calendar year 2010. (Beginning in 2014, small business tax credits will cover 50 percent of premiums.)
IF YOU ARE A SENIOR:
Press Release
March 23, 2010
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican Leader John Boehner held a press availability this morning with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel prior to their meeting in the Capitol.
Press Release
March 23, 2010
"The presented individuals are recommended by the undersigned majority of Commission members. In alphabetical order, we hereby recommend: Linda J. Bilmes of Massachusetts, Gene L. Dodaro of Virginia, Ira Goldstein of Maryland, and Todd R. Platts of Pennsylvania.”
Press Release
March 23, 2010
"On Sunday night, the House of Representatives made history for our country and progress for the American people. Today, with the stroke of his pen, President Obama completed what the late Senator Edward Kennedy called ‘the great unfinished business of our society' by signing historic health insurance reform into law."