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
The name 'Republican' in some ways has been hijacked by obstructionists.
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.
I always saw politics as an expansion of my role as a mom.
I don't spend a lot of time thinking about the ratings of Congress. I really don't.
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.
While we may argue about the size of government, the Republican Party has not been a party that says, 'I want to destroy government.'
Raising the minimum wage is the right thing to do, but it's a popular thing to do as well.
I read that my lifelong dream is to serve as speaker with Hillary Clinton as president. So what?
We recognize that the nationwide deployment of high-speed, always-on broadband and Internet and mobile communications will fuel the development of millions of new jobs in the United States, ... Universal broadband will propel advanced Internet applications, such as distance learning, health IT, video-on-demand, and Voice over IP.
When taxpayers are subsidizing low wages, people should be aware of that. We're subsidizing an economy. We're not subsidizing people. They are doing a hard day's work. When we're not rewarding work actively, there's something wrong with the system.
I don't care how popular I am. I'm not putting myself out there to run for higher office.
I was pampered in the fact that I had five older brothers, which I highly recommend to anyone.
I really want women to know their power, to value their experience. To understand that nothing has been more wholesome in the political process than the increased involvement of women.