Investing in Our Nation and Our Future Image or Video Image admin Wed, 07/12/2023 - 17:22 Summary Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joined Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo and local scientists for a tour of the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory at Stanford. The tour highlighted world-class U.S. research in biotech and energy as part of the Department of State’s new Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy. The Inflation Reduction Act provides $2 billion for National Labs, and the CHIPS and Science Act incentivizes semiconductor manufacturing, energy research and a ..read more

Combatting Hunger & Food Insecurity Image or Video Image admin Wed, 07/12/2023 - 17:20 Summary Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joined San Francisco-Marin Food Bank Vice Chair Johnathan Walker, Executive Director Tanis Crosby and the rest of the Staff and Board at the ribbon cutting of their new warehouse expansion, which will allow the Food Bank to distribute 75 million pounds annually from its two primary facilities, serving up to 200,000 people per week. Pelosi celebrated the important work that SFMFB does in distributing food throughout the city and highlighted the recent $1 million ..read more

Opening Central Subway Image or Video Image admin Wed, 07/12/2023 - 17:20 Summary Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joins Deputy Administrator Veronica Vanterpool of the Federal Transit Administration, Mayor London Breed, other political leaders and community members for the official opening of the Central Subway where they discussed the importance of unifying communities, creating jobs, environmental and economic justice. Pelosi helped to secure 53% of the total cost of the Central Subway, over $1 billion in federal funds, which will provide a direct transit connection between Chinatown, Dow ..read more

Celebrating an Investment in the Golden Gate Bridge Image or Video Image admin Wed, 07/12/2023 - 17:19 Summary Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi celebrates a $400 million investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the Golden Gate Bridge to bolster its resiliency to earthquakes with Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Special Advisor to the President Mitch Landrieu and local leaders. The Bridge Investment Program from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law delivers $12.5 billion to build, repair and replace key bridges across the country ..read more

Keeping the Presidio Free and Open for All Image or Video Image admin Wed, 07/12/2023 - 17:19 Summary Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joined members of the Presidio Trust leadership and staff to announce that the park is set to receive $200 million from the U.S. Department of the Interior, secured by Speaker Emerita Pelosi in Democrats’ historic Inflation Reduction Act. The new funding will help meet long-deferred maintenance needs: bolstering the Presidio’s climate resilience and ensuring the park remain free and open for all ..read more

The Respect for Marriage Act Image or Video Image admin Wed, 07/12/2023 - 17:18 Summary Speaker Emerita Pelosi celebrated the signing of the Respect for Marriage Act into law at the White House. The Respect for Marriage Act enshrined the foundational right to marry the person that you love into the law of the land and continues our nation’s work of liberty, equality and dignity for all ..read more

Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Address to Congress Image or Video Image admin Wed, 07/12/2023 - 17:18 Summary Speaker Emerita Pelosi received a Ukrainian flag from President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy after his historic address to Congress about the illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine. Speaker Pelosi invited President Zelenskyy to give an Address to Congress because the Ukrainian people’s heroic efforts to defend their democracy at home are a fight for democracy everywhere ..read more

Passage of the Affordable Care Act Image or Video Image admin Wed, 07/12/2023 - 17:17 Summary Speaker Emerita Pelosi celebrated with staff in the Speaker’s Lobby after the passage of the Affordable Care Act in the House of Representatives. The ACA has played an essential role in American families’ health, has made health care more affordable and has given life-saving protections to more than 130 million Americans living with pre-existing conditions ..read more

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Image or Video Image admin Wed, 07/12/2023 - 17:16 Summary President Biden signed into law the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill to rebuild our roads and bridges, invest in our communities and create good-paying union jobs. Speaker Emerita Pelosi joined President Biden, Vice President Harris and Members of Congress and the Cabinet in celebrating this historic achievement for America ..read more

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the passing of Bernie Raimo, former Chief Counsel in her office: “Team Pelosi mourns the loss of a lifelong public servant, a patriotic American and our dear friend, Bernie Raimo. “For more than four decades – including fifteen years in my office – Bernie served the Congress and our Country with the utmost distinction.  Whether defending our security and civil liberties on the House Intelligence Committee, upholding integrity in government on the Ethics Committee or sharing his vast institutional knowledge in my Sp ..read more