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- Pelosi: President Should Push OPEC for Increased Production, Abandon His ‘Drill and Veto’ Policies “The President should reverse his ‘drill and veto’ policies and return from his Middle East trip with firm guarantees from OPEC for increased production levels that will decrease the price at the pump for American consumers." 05/13/2008
- Pelosi: ‘Today, Congress Took Action on a Real Solution to Lower the Price at the Pump’ "The President and Congressional Republicans should abandon the ‘drill and veto’ policies of the past and work with Democrats to lower record gas prices at the pump by holding OPEC accountable for its cartel-pricing activities, investigate and punish price gougers and market manipulation and repeal the unnecessary subsidies to Big Oil in a time of record profits to invest in renewables." 05/13/2008
- Pelosi:Statement on House Resolution on Burma Cyclone "This resolution today is a statement of this Congress’ support for the people of Burma. But we must do more. With the Bush Administration and the Congress working together, the United States government will provide the necessary resources to help the people of Burma at this critical time." 05/13/2008
- Pelosi Statement on Earthquake Tragedy in China “On behalf of all of my colleagues in the House of Representatives, I offer my deepest condolences to the Chinese people and all those who lost loved ones in the powerful earthquake that struck China’s Sichuan Province." 05/12/2008
- Pelosi Statement on 60th Anniversary of Israel’s Founding “On the 60th anniversary of Israel’s founding, the entire Congress reaffirms our special friendship and our commitment to a safe and secure Israel, living in peace with her neighbors.” 05/08/2008
- Pelosi Statement on Reports Medically Unfit Troops Deployed to Iraq “These reports are further evidence that it is not possible to keep more than 140,000 U.S. troops in Iraq without cutting corners that endanger those serving in Iraq.” 05/08/2008
- Pelosi: New Direction Congress Acts to Protect American Dream of Homeownership “The New Direction Congress acted today to protect the American Dream of homeownership with a comprehensive package of housing policy reforms that will help protect families facing foreclosure and stem the continuing drop in home values around the country." 05/08/2008
- Pelosi: ‘Farm Bill Will Ease Strain of Rising Food Prices for American Families’ "As this bill is critical for America’s farmers that feed America and the world, it should receive broad, bipartisan support in the House and deserves to be signed into law by President Bush.” 05/08/2008
- Pelosi Urges Bush to Work with Congress to Keep People in Their Homes and Stabilize the Housing Market “American families confronting foreclosure deserve better from the President than a veto threat; they deserve the House’s bipartisan housing plan that will protect the American Dream of home ownership." 05/07/2008
- Pelosi: Bush Administration’s Energy Policy is ‘Drill and Veto’ “Congress will continue to move forward with a forward-looking energy agenda. We ask the President to work with us again." 05/07/2008