Pelosi Statement on 70th Anniversary of Repeal of Chinese Exclusion
Pelosi Statement on 70th Anniversary of Repeal of Chinese Exclusion Act December 17, 2013 San Francisco – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement marking the 70th anniversary of the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act. Leader Pelosi was a co-sponsor of H.Res. 683 which passed the House last year, a resolution formally apologizing for the Chinese exclusion laws. “Seventy years ago today, our nation took an important step away from decades of racism and prejudice – repealing the xenophobic Chinese Exclusion Act. The…