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
Democrats embrace The Affordable Care Act. We're very proud of it.
I always saw politics as an expansion of my role as a mom.
I don't know any member of Congress who ever said, 'I'm satisfied with the communication that we have from the White House.'
I don't spend a lot of time thinking about the ratings of Congress. I really don't.
I had a friend who was getting married. I said, 'You're getting married - I didn't know about all this!' She said, 'I need health benefits.'
If people don't have a job, they're not too interested in how you intend for them to have a job. They want to see results.
My brother is the former mayor of Baltimore.
My father died the year I was elected to Congress: 1987.
My husband and I have season tickets to the Giants games, and we go there as fans to enjoy it.
Stephen Colbert used to be my friend. I even signed the poor baby's cast when he hurt his hand.
While we may argue about the size of government, the Republican Party has not been a party that says, 'I want to destroy government.'
A successful marriage is a decision. You decide it's going to work. You can't always be there, but you have to be there enough. And you have to make sure you are where you're needed most.
Tom Foley was a statesman, and it was a privilege to serve under him when he was the Speaker of the House. He loved our country. He was a gentleman. I had the privilege of seeing him a couple days before he passed away.
Raising the minimum wage is the right thing to do, but it's a popular thing to do as well.