Press Releases
Press Release
June 15, 2021
Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of H.R. 3325, to award Congressional Gold Medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021.
Press Release
June 15, 2021
Economic inequality has been a growing concern for years – one that has intensified during the pandemic. The widening chasm between CEO compensation and worker pay has gone from unfair to immoral. There is recognition that our economy, which is based on free market capitalism, has not served many Americans well. And it has become clear that the stagnation of workers’ pay is an historic picture of injustice.
Press Release
June 15, 2021
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of H.R. 610, the San Francisco Bay Restoration Act. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:
Press Release
June 15, 2021
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement to mark the ninth anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative, established by President Obama on June 15, 2012:
Press Release
June 14, 2021
Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced today that the House Democratic Steering & Policy Committee has recommended that Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury, who was sworn in today to represent New Mexico’s First Congressional District, join the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology and the House Committee on Natural Resources for the 117th Congress.
Press Release
June 14, 2021
To stop that anti-democratic tide, it is essential that we pass H.R. 1. This legislation was developed before the 2018 election, when candidates called for the For The People Act to be our first order of business. Congressman John Lewis wrote the first 300 pages of this bill to fight voter suppression. These provisions are even more urgent in light of the recent Republican bills intensifying that voter suppression. As of May 14, nearly 400 voter restriction bills have been introduced across 48 states.
Press Release
June 12, 2021
San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement to mark five years since the attack at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, which occurred on June 12, 2016:
Press Release
June 11, 2021
Thank you very much for your very, very generous introduction and kind words, Richard. Richard Ybarra has been a leader on all the issues he talked about for such a while.