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Pelosi Statement on Trump Administration’s Dirty Water Rule
Washington, D.C. – Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the President’s new proposal to slash clean water protections for waterways that provide drinking water for tens of millions of Americans:
New York Times: First Up if Democrats Win: Campaign and Ethics Changes, Infrastructure and Drug Prices
WASHINGTON — Democrats would use their first month in the House majority to advance sweeping changes to future campaign and ethics laws, requiring the disclosure of shadowy political donors, outlawing the gerrymandering of congressional districts and restoring key enforcement provisions to the Voting Rights Act, top Democratic leaders said on Tuesday.
South Florida Sun Sentinel: Pelosi promises Stoneman Douglas survivors: Universal background checks will be top priority if Democrats win the House
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi promised South Florida gun-control activists that universal background checks would be among Democrats’ top priorities if the party wins control of the House in the midterm elections.
AP: Pelosi visits Puerto Rico, pledges to speed up recovery
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi pledged on Friday to help speed up the hurricane recovery process in Puerto Rico after a two-day visit to the U.S. territory with 15 other federal and local legislators.
The Hill: Let Flint serve as a warning: Congress must to do more to improve the nation’s infrastructure
It is completely unacceptable that an American city—Flint, Mich.—still does not trust the drinking water coming out of the tap.
Boston Globe Op-Ed: Let the Dalai Lama go home
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, celebrated his 83rd birthday last week. What a wonderful gift it would be if China would treat the Tibetan people with the dignity and respect they deserve, and let the Dalai Lama go home to Tibet, whether to visit or to stay.
USA Today Op-Ed: Democrats have a better deal for teachers and our kids, too: Chuck Schumer & Nancy Pelosi
Democrats would invest in teacher pay, modern classrooms, special ed and low-income schools, and pay for it all. We’d also protect collective bargaining.
Washington Post: Democrats’ newest midterm pitch: A crackdown on corruption
Democrats are preparing to highlight allegations of corruption surrounding the Trump administration — and a legislative agenda to prevent future abuses — as they continue rolling out their party platform ahead of November’s midterm elections.
POLITICO: Pelosi leads delegation to Israel, Jordan
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will lead a delegation of Democrats to the Middle East beginning Saturday with stops in Israel and Jordan. Ten House Democrats will accompany Pelosi on the trip, which will focus on “global and regional security and… Continue
Washington Post: Nancy Pelosi donates her speaker’s gavel and suit to the Smithsonian
This wasn’t your average dry-cleaning drop-off: On Wednesday morning, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi handed over a burgundy skirt-suit to the Smithsonian Institution — not for a steam-and-press but to become, along with the gavel she wielded as the first female speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, part of the collection of artifacts documenting women in U.S. history.