For Immediate Release: August 3, 2021 Contact: [email protected] Pelosi Statement on the OH-11 Democratic Primary Washington, D.C. — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tonight released the following statement after Shontel Brown won the Democratic primary in OH-11: “In Shontel Brown, a proud daughter of Cleveland, voters from the 11th Congressional District of Ohio elected a strong advocate for […]
Nancy Pelosi may or may not run for another term as House Speaker if Democrats control the chamber following the 2022 midterms. What is certain, however, is that the first female Speaker is working to enact President Joe Biden’s legislative priorities, keep a fractious caucus unified, and placate House progressives without risking moderates in swing […]
For Immediate Release: June 1, 2021 Contact: [email protected] Pelosi Statement on New Mexico Special Election San Francisco — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today released this statement following the election of Melanie Stansbury in NM-01: “Melanie Stansbury’s resounding victory tonight is a testament to her strong ties to her community and Democrats’ momentum to continue taking […]
For Immediate Release: May 1, 2021 Contact: Jorge Aguilar, [email protected] Pelosi Remarks at 2021 California Democratic Party Virtual Convention San Francisco – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today delivered the following remarks at the 2021 California Democratic Party Virtual Convention. Speaker Pelosi. Greetings, California Democrats! As former chair of the California Democratic Party, it is my personal honor to join […]
In an era of political “firsts,” Wednesday evening offered one of the most symbolic when, for the first time, two women flanked an American president on the dais of the House Chamber as he delivered an address to a joint session of Congress. President Biden’s remarks focused on his first 100 days in office, the […]
WASHINGTON — When Joe Biden delivers his first speech as president to Congress on Wednesday, history will be made behind him. For the first time during a joint address to Congress, the majority of politicians on the dais in the House of Representatives will be women, as Kamala Harris and Nancy Pelosi take their respective […]
For the first time Wednesday night, two women will be seated behind a president making an address to a joint session of Congress. As millions of Americans watch on TV and computer screens, Vice President Kamala Harris will be visible to the left and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the right as Biden speaks to […]
When a president addresses Congress flanked by the vice president and speaker of the House, it’s tradition. But when both of those seats are filled by women, it’s history in the making. Such was the case on Wednesday night, when President Biden delivered his first joint address to a scaled-back crowd of mask-wearing lawmakers…
WASHINGTON — Like most Americans, the bulk of representatives and senators watched President Biden’s first address to Congress from their living rooms. And it was unlike any other modern presidential speech to lawmakers seen before. Long one of the most sought-after events in Washington, with 1,600 tickets (including some standing room only), the address was […]
President Biden kicked off his address to a joint session of Congress with a string of words that no American president has ever said before: “Madam Vice President and Madam Speaker.” For the first time, the president is delivering his speech while standing in front of two women — Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker […]