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
Despite all the talk of bipartisanship, they have just, on their own, unilaterally, put forth a proposal that will result in a whitewash of what has gone on here,
Dana Reeve used the great personal challenge of her husband's paralysis to work so that other families would not have to endure the same pain.
There were two disasters last week: first, the natural disaster, and second, the man-made disaster, the disaster made by mistakes made by FEMA,
The Republican budget was about increasing the deficit, cutting taxes for the wealthiest Americans at the expense of the middle class and hurting those who need our help most -- hurricane survivors, seniors, students, and rural Americans. Democrats were united and made those issues too hot to handle for Republicans.
It makes no sense to consider such a bill at a time when the massive needs of those affected by Hurricane Katrina are still being assessed.
This legislation contains critical initiatives to help make matters better: stop the violence, bring the parties to the table and get the humanitarian assistance to the people.
Instead of unconscionably blaming others, President Bush must take charge and take responsibility, and must get it right, and that is my concern and the message that I will bring to the president, ... Mr. President, you should have taken charge and you should have taken responsibility.
Closed government is not healthy for a democracy. Yet again, another example of closed government on the part of Republicans.
If you make - not have - $1 million a year, should you not participate in the sense of community of our country? I'm willing to put that on the table.
By bringing hope to the sick and disabled with the miraculous potential of stem cell research, she has helped to continue the mending and renewing of the world that is possible through science.
I didn't hear anything today that outweighed other concerns -- questions that need to be answered,
This Republican Congress is the most corrupt in history and the American people are paying the price.
There is plenty to investigate about the Bush administration's use and misuse of intelligence, ... The American people deserve the truth.
When we take this vote, we will make this budget very hot for the Republicans to handle,