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
My father was in Congress when I was born. He was mayor my whole life from when I was in grade school - first grade - to when I went away to college.
I read that my lifelong dream is to serve as speaker with Hillary Clinton as president. So what?
I went to Catholic school throughout my whole academic life. In fact, my children - my husband and I and our children in my own family now have over 100 years of Catholic education among us.
When I first ran for Congress, I went to my daughter Alexandra, who was going to be a senior in high school, and said: 'I have a chance to run. I may not win, but I'd be gone three nights a week. So, if you want me to stay, I'll be happy to.' And do you know what she said to me? 'Mother, get a life!'
The federal budget should be a statement of our national values. Sadly, the Republican budget fails that test.
It's clear that the elections in California , Virginia, New Jersey and across the country were a rejection of the misplaced priorities of the Republicans in Washington, D.C. ,
It was a bill that was anti-family, anti-taxpayer, and anti-American.
The message from this budget is, not only is the federal government not going to be there for you, it's going to make matters worse for you and use you as an excuse to give tax cuts to the wealthiest.
They'll take food out of the mouths of children in order to give tax cuts to the wealthiest.
This isn't about whether you want to protect the American people or not, this is about whether you want to obey the law.
This isn't about small government. This is about small-minded, petty government that does not meet the needs of the American people.
Port security under the Bush administration is full of holes.
I feel very confident about where we are.
I feel sad for him today, and for his family. But I even feel sadder for the American people, who have had their lives affected by the culture of cronyism and corruption that exists in Washington.