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
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?
The situation in Iraq and the reckless economic policies in the United States speak to one issue for me, and that is the competence of our leader,
My statements are just a statement of fact.
The only time I'm the only woman in the room is when I go to the leadership meeting.
My biggest fight has been between those who wanted to do something incremental and those who wanted to do something comprehensive. We won that fight, and once we kick through this door, there'll be more legislation to follow.
Republicans support opening the floodgates to special interest money and suppressing the right to vote. It's just plain wrong.
Jobs are central to the American dream - and President Obama has focused on jobs from day one.
I must have good genes from my parents because I feel no slowdown of energy, enthusiasm or even memory.
Democrats believe in reigniting the American dream by removing barriers to success and building ladders of opportunity for all, so everyone can succeed.
To have diversity of opinion in the debate strengthens the outcome and you get a better result.
I will not be making appointments to a committee that is not bipartisan.
I have newspapers coming to me and saying, 'Can we get in on the TARP?'.
America will be far safer if we reduce the chances of a terrorist attack in one of our cities than if we diminish the civil liberties of our own people.
Being the first woman speaker and breaking the marble ceiling is pretty important. Now it's time to move on.