Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosiis the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives and served as the 52nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011. She is the only woman to have served as the House Speaker and to date is the highest-ranking female politician in American history...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 March 1940
CityBaltimore, MD
CountryUnited States of America
When I was growing up in the 50s it wasn't quite the same. Fathers were more protective and now they see all of the possibilities for their daughters.
But I would say, you know, if you're getting married - why are you getting married? Why would you get married? Why would anybody get married?
Did I ever tell my constituents that if they liked their plan they could keep it? I would have if I ever met anybody who liked his or her plan, but that was not my experience, that was not my experience. And it was not my experience as a mother of five, who occasionally has a bad back and the rest of that. I was considered a poor risk, even though I had some resources and thought I was quite strong for having five children. But the insurance company didn't see it that way.
Freedom is secured every day by our men and women in uniform. We must build a future worthy of their sacrifice.
Furthermore, we believe that health care reform, again I said at the beginning of my remarks, that we sent the three pillars that the President's economic stabilization and job creation initiatives were education and innovation - innovation begins in the classroom - clean energy and climate, addressing the climate issues in an innovative way to keep us number one and competitive in the world with the new technology, and the third, first among equals I may say, is health care, health insurance reform.
We have so much room for improvement. Every aspect of our lives must be subjected to an inventory... of how we are taking responsibility.
The impact of climate change is a tremendous risk to the security and well-being of our countries.
There are the fundamental core values of the Democratic Party, which is to work to grow the economy, to create jobs, to encourage small business, to encourage ownership, to expand access to quality health care, to enhance opportunity by making higher education more affordable to American's young people, to have our children live in safe neighborhoods, drug-free, crime-free, and a safe and clean environment, first and foremost to provide for the national defense, to protect and defend the American people, and to have accountability for our budget and for our spending.
And, cuts in education, scientific research and the rest are harmful, and they are what are affected by the sequestration.
Everybody will have lower rates, better quality, and better access.
Unemployment benefits are creating jobs faster than practically any other program
Saddam Hussein certainly has chemical and biological weapons. There's no question about that.
Nothing brings more money to the Treasury of the United States, than investment in education of the American people.
Having five children in six years is the best training in the world for Speaker of the House.