Delivering On Our Promise of a New Direction for America
I am grateful to my colleagues for electing me Speaker of The House and I take the needs of America’s working families seriously. From the first 100 hours to the first 100 days of the 110th Congress, Democrats are delivering on our promise of a New Direction for America.
IN THE FIRST 100 HOURS
Our 100 Hour Agenda took the first steps to address issues of concern to America’s families. The new House worked across party lines, passing legislation to:
Make Americans safer here at home
We made our very first vote the implementation of the independent, bipartisan 9/11 Commission national security recommendations.
We will promote stem cell research to offer hope to the millions of American families who suffer from devastating diseases.
Learn more about HR 3>>
We will improve health care by requiring Medicare to negotiate for lower prescription drug prices.
Learn more about HR 4>>
We will make college more affordable by cutting the interest rates on student loans.
Learn more about HR 5>>
We will take the first step toward achieving energy independence by repealing subsidies to Big Oil and investing the savings in renewable energy.
Learn more about HR 6>>
Other News
- Pelosi Honors Legacy of Bob Hattoy; Wednesday, April 18, 2007
- Photos: Speaker Pelosi and Robert Haas announce a $15 million gift from the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund.; Wednesday, April 11, 2007
- Pelosi Statement on the Anniversary of Cesar Chavez’s Birthday
- Pelosi on Iraq Bill: 'Benchmarks Without Deadlines Are Just Words; After Four Years, Words Are Not Enough'; Friday, March 23, 2007
- Pelosi Statement on Introduction of Bipartisan Immigration Reform Bill; Friday, March 22, 2007
- Pelosi: House Budget Resolution - Fiscally Responsible With the Right Priorities for America; Thursday, March 21, 2007
- Pelosi Statement on the Fourth Anniversary of the War in Iraq; Friday, March 16, 2007
- Pelosi: House Addresses America’s Clean Water Needs; Friday, March 9, 2007
- Pelosi: Eliminating SCHIP Shortfalls Immediately Is Democrats’ Top Health Priority; Friday, March 9, 2007
- Pelosi Commemorates Women’s History Month; Monday, March 5, 2007
- Pelosi Denounces Hateful Views in AsianWeek Column; Wednesday, February 28, 2007
- Pelosi Statement on British Troop Withdrawal; Wednesday, February 21, 2007
- Photos: Rep. Nancy Pelosi hosts a Climate Change and Energy Independence Roundtable; February 21, 2007
- Pelosi Statement on the Lunar New Year; Friday, February 16, 2007
- Pelosi: Iraq Resolution Will Signal a Change in Direction and Bring Our Troops Home Safely and Soon; Friday, February 16, 2007
- Pelosi: Vote Against Escalation in Iraq is a Message to President Bush – No More Blank Checks on Iraq; Tuesday, February 13, 2007
- Photos: Rep. Nancy Pelosi accepts the Instituto Laboral de la Raza 2007 Congressional Leadership Award; February 9, 2007
- Pelosi: We Will Work Together to Tackle Global Warming, One of Humanity’s Greatest Challenges; Thursday, February 8, 2007
- Pelosi: President’s Budget Is More of the Same Fiscal Irresponsibility and Misplaced Priorities; Monday, February 5, 2007
- Pelosi Statement on Black History Month; Thursday, February 1, 2007
- Pelosi: Continuing Resolution Is Giant Step Forward in Cleaning Up Republicans’ Huge Fiscal Mess; Wednesday, January 31, 2007
- Pelosi: ‘War In Iraq Cannot Be Won Solely By Military Means’; Tuesday, January 30, 2007
- Pelosi and Reid: We Should Work Together to Take America in a New Direction; Tuesday, January 23, 2007
- Pelosi Statement on the 34th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade; Monday, January 22, 2007
- Pelosi: CLEAN Energy Act is the First Step Toward a Future of Energy Independence; Thursday, January 18, 2007
- Pelosi: Student Loan Bill Will Make College Education More Affordable and More Accessible; Wednesday, January 17, 2007
- Pelosi Statement on President’s Domestic Spying Program; Wednesday, January 17, 2007
- Photos: Rep. Nancy Pelosi attends the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Labor and Community Event ; January 15, 2007
- Pelosi: Martin Luther King’s Powerful Message of Justice Rings True Today; Friday, January 12, 2007
- Pelosi: Requiring Medicare Prescription Drug Negotiation Is a Resounding Victory for America’s Seniors; Friday, January 12, 2007
- Pelosi: ‘Stem Cell Research Will Give Hope to Millions of Americans who Suffer from Devastating Illnesses’; Thursday, January 11, 2007
- Democratic Leaders: 'Escalating Our Military Involvement in Iraq Sends Precisely the Wrong Message'; Wednesday, January 10, 2007
- Congressional Leaders Call On President To Reject Flawed Iraq Troop Surge; Friday, January 5, 2007
- Pelosi Calls for a New America, Built on the Values that Made Our Country Great; Thursday, January 4, 2007
- Pelosi Statement on the Passing of President Gerald Ford; Wednesday, December 27, 2006
- Pelosi and Reid Meet with Bono in Capitol Today; Thursday, December 14, 2006
- Pelosi Statement on the State Child Health Insurance Program; Saturday, December 9, 2006
- Pelosi Statement on Ryan White Care Act; Saturday, December 9, 2006
- Pelosi Meets with California Assembly Speaker Nuñez in Capitol Today; Wednesday, December 6, 2006
- Pelosi Statement on Iraq Study Group Report; Wednesday, December 6, 2006
- Pelosi: Our Coasts Need Lasting Protection from Oil and Gas Drilling; Monday, December 4, 2006
- Pelosi Statement on World AIDS Day; Thursday, November 30, 2006
- Pelosi Statement at the Conservatory of Music Dedication Ceremony; Monday, November 13, 2006
- Pelosi: In Bush Economy, Working Families Are Being Squeezed; Wednesday, November 1, 2006
- Pelosi Statement on National Breast Cancer Awareness Month; Tuesday, October 31, 2006
- House Democratic Leaders Urge President to Protect Minority Voting Rights; Tuesday, October 31, 2006
- Pelosi: ‘The Granite Lady Has Stood by San Francisco, Today We Stand By Her’; Friday, October 27, 2006
- Pelosi: On United Nations Day, We Remember Our Moral Obligation to End the Genocide in Darfur; Tuesday, October 24, 2006
- Pelosi: ‘No Matter What Slogans Are Used to Describe it, the President’s Iraq Policy Has Been a Failure’; Tuesday, October 24, 2006
- Pelosi: "60 Minutes" Profile; Monday, October 23, 2006
- Pelosi: ‘Voter Suppression of Minorities Cannot Be Tolerated’; Thursday, October 19, 2006
- Pelosi: ‘Voter Suppression of Minorities Cannot Be Tolerated’; Thursday, October 19, 2006
- Pelosi Statement on Signing of Military Commissions Bill; Tuesday, October 17, 2006
- Pelosi Announces Grant for Hybrid Fuel Cell Bus; Monday, October 13, 2006
- Pelosi: Democrats Will Continue to Fight to Address Security Weaknesses at Our Ports; Friday, October 13, 2006
- Pelosi and Senior Democrats Seek Solution to Intellectual Property Abuses; Thursday, October 12, 2006
- Pelosi: Dedication of Doctor Edgar and Peggy Wayburn Redwood Grove at the Presidio; Wednesday, October 11, 2006
- Pelosi: ‘Democrats Will Continue to Fight to Fund Vital School Safety Initiatives’; Tuesday, October 10, 2006
- Pelosi, Lantos, and Eshoo Request Additional Funding for Public Housing; Thursday, October 5, 2006
- Pelosi Statement on Preliminary FBI Investigation of Mark Foley; Sunday, October 1, 2006
- Pelosi Announces San Francisco Funding in Department of Defense Appropriations Bill; Friday, September 28, 2006
- Pelosi: Reauthorization of Ryan White CARE Act Fails to Provide Adequate Funding; Thursday, September 28, 2006
- Pelosi: ‘Permitting Indefinite Detention Under Conditions that Cannot be Challenged in Court is Contrary to Our History and Values’; Wednesday, September 27, 2006
- Pelosi Statement on the Passage of the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act; Tuesday, September 26, 2006
- Leader Pelosi and Mayor Newsom Announce Cooling Off Period in Alcatraz Cruise Labor Dispute; Monday, September 25, 2006
- Pelosi: ‘War in Iraq Is Making it Harder for America to Fight and Win the War on Terror’; Sunday, September 24, 2006
- Pelosi: ‘Democrats Will Restore the Economic Security of America’s Working Families’; Friday, September 22, 2006
- Pelosi: ‘Japantown Represents More than 100 Years of a Unique Immigrant Experience’; Tuesday, September 19, 2006
- Pelosi Statement on Appointment of Special Envoy for Darfur; Tuesday, September 19, 2006
- Pelosi Statement on Fifth Anniversary of September 11 Attacks; Monday, September 11, 2006
- Pelosi: Five Years After 9/11, We Are Not As Safe As We Should Be; Wednesday, September 6, 2006
- Pelosi on Voter Protection: ‘We Cannot Allow the Birthright of America to be Stolen’; Wednesday, September 6, 2006
- Pelosi: Workshop Puts Legal Residents on the Path to Citizenship; Monday, August 14, 2006
- Pelosi Announces Funding for San Francisco Rail and Bus Transit; Thursday, August 3, 2006
- United House and Senate Democratic Leadership Put Forward Concrete Plan For Change of Course in Iraq; Monday, July 31, 2006
- Pelosi Statement on US Olympic Committee Naming San Francisco Finalist for 2016 Olympic Games; Wednesday, July 26, 2006
- Pelosi: Republicans’ Failed Energy Bill Nothing to Celebrate; Wednesday, July 26, 2006
- Pelosi: ‘Our Commitment to the ADA Must Never Waver’; Wednesday, July 26, 2006
- Pelosi Co-Sponsors Legislation to Stop Global Warming; Tuesday, July 25, 2006
- Pelosi Celebrates 75th Anniversary of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Wednesday, July 19, 2006
- Pelosi: A Bush Veto of Stem Cell Legislation Will Say ‘No’ to Hope for Millions of American Families; Wednesday, July 19, 2006
- Pelosi on Pledge Bill: Once Again, Republicans Play Politics of Distract and Divide; Wednesday, July 19, 2006
- Pelosi: ‘Federal Marriage Amendment Defiles Our Cherished Constitution’; Tuesday, July 18, 2006
- Pelosi Honors San Francisco Unified School District For Victory Against Hunger Award; Tuesday, July 18, 2006
- Pelosi Statement on Evacuation From Lebanon; Tuesday, July 18, 2006
- Pelosi Announces Doyle Drive Funding; Friday, July 14, 2006
- Pelosi: ‘Any Diminishment of the Voting Rights Act is a Diminishment of Our Democracy’; Thursday, July 13, 2006
- President Signs Pelosi’s San Francisco Old Mint Commemorative Coin Act; Thursday, June 15, 2006
- Pelosi: Democrats Want to Take America in a New Direction; Wednesday, June 14, 2006
- Pelosi Announces Funding for Transportation and Housing and Urban Development in San Francisco; Wednesday, June 14, 2006
- Pelosi: ‘Tanks and Troops May Crush a Protest, But They Can Never Extinguish the Flame of Freedom’; Monday, June 12, 2006
- Pelosi: ‘Foreign Assistance Around the World Is in Our Own National Interest’; Thursday, June 8, 2006
- Pelosi: ‘San Francisco has Led the Way in the Battle Against HIV/AIDS’; Thursday, June 1, 2006
- Pelosi Announces Funding for Health Care, Shipping, and Wetlands Restoration in Bay Area; Thursday, May 25, 2006
- Pelosi: Drilling in Arctic Refuge Is Not the Way to Energy Independence; Thursday, May 25, 2006
- Pelosi Urges Senate to Act on House Passed Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act; Tuesday, May 23, 2006
- Pelosi Secures $19 Million for Presidio Trust; Friday, May 19, 2006
- Pelosi: ‘America’s National Security Is Seriously Jeopardized by This Republican Budget’; Thursday, May 18, 2006
- Pelosi on Reported NSA Domestic Data Collection; Thursday, May 11, 2006
- Pelosi: Democratic Energy Plan Will Send Our Dollars to Midwest, Not Middle East; Thursday, May 11, 2006
- Seniors and Democrats Call for Extension to Medicare Drug Deadline; Wednesday, May 10, 2006
- Pelosi Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month; Monday, May 1, 2006
- Pelosi: ‘With Skyrocketing Gas Prices, Americans Can No Longer Afford Republican Rubber Stamp Congress’; Monday, April 24, 2006
- Pelosi Statement on Earth Day; Friday, April 21, 2006
- Earth Day: Democrats Fight For Energy Independence and To Protect Clean Air and Clean Water; Thursday, April 20, 2006
- Pelosi: Seniors Need More Time to Sign Up For Confusing Bush Prescription Drug Program; Thursday, April 20, 2006
- Pelosi on Gas Prices: ‘Record Prices, Record Retirement Packages, and Record Profits’; Tuesday, April 18, 2006
- Pelosi: The People of San Francisco Did the Impossible – Rebuilt Our City Better Than Before; Tuesday, April 18, 2006
- Pelosi: Real Security for All Americans is Democrats’ First Priority
- Pelosi Statement on New FEC Rule on Internet Political Activity
- Pelosi: Our Troops on the Ground in Iraq Are Paying the Price for President’s Poor Planning
- Pelosi: ‘We Have a Port Security System That Is Full of Holes’
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