Press Releases
- Pelosi, Reid Send Letter to U.S. Auto Executives Calling for Credible Restructuring Plan “It is critical that you meet this deadline since we have announced we are prepared to come back into session the week of December 8 to consider legislation to assist your industry." 11/21/2008
- Pelosi Statement on Congress Sending Unemployment Insurance Legislation To President "We stand ready to work with President Bush and Senate Republicans to enact House-passed legislation that will create new jobs by investing in infrastructure, help states avoid deep cuts to critical services, and provide nutrition assistance to families in need.” 11/20/2008
- Pelosi Statement on House Energy and Commerce Chairmanship “Henry Waxman will bring to the post of Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee the outstanding leadership he has demonstrated as Chair of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform." 11/20/2008
- Pelosi Statement on Jobless Claims Rising to Highest Level in 16 Years “With more Americans filing for jobless claims than at any time since the 1992 recession, Congress and the President must act to extend unemployment benefits for workers." 11/20/2008
- Pelosi to Auto Industry: Show Us a Plan for Viability “The auto industry is very important to our country. It is essential, its survival is essential, to maintaining our industrial and manufacturing base. That industrial base is essential to our national security." 11/20/2008
- Pelosi Announces New Majority Leadership Team “I look forward to working with this leadership team to build on our accomplishments in the 110th Congress to take America in a New Direction. We are focused on addressing the challenges facing our nation and will do so with a commitment to bipartisanship, civility, and fiscal responsibility.” 11/18/2008
- Pelosi Remarks Following House Democratic Leadership Elections for the 111th Congress "The American people have great expectations for what this Congress can do, working with the great President-elect Barack Obama." 11/18/2008
- Pelosi Statement on House Democratic Leaders’ Meeting with Paulson and Bernanke "Addressing the underlying problem of home foreclosures, and stopping the continued drop in home values, is essential to restoring confidence in our financial system, freeing up the flow of credit consumers and small businesses, and spurring renewed economic growth.” 11/17/2008
- Pelosi Welcoming Remarks at Bipartisan New Member Dinner “As Speaker of the House, it is my distinct honor and high privilege to welcome our New Member class for the 111th Congress and their families to the United States Capitol." 11/17/2008
- Pelosi Statement on House Democratic Legislation to Provide Aid to the Auto Industry Recognizing the severe challenges facing the domestic automobile industry, whose failure could jeopardize millions of jobs here at home and have a devastating impact on our economy, the House Democratic bill will provide immediate, targeted assistance to allow the carmakers, together with affected unions, time to develop a plan to assure the long-term viability of the industry. 11/15/2008