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
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.
Let me just say as one who has been speaker of the House, I've had to have a very thick skin about every kind of thing that was thrown at me.
The name 'Republican' in some ways has been hijacked by obstructionists.
My vision for the future always centers around our children - it always centers around our children. So anytime anybody asks me what are the three most important issues facing the Congress, I always say the same thing: 'Our children, our children, our children.'
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 would say that one of the things that encouraged me so much when I became elected to the leadership was the letters I received from fathers of daughters, saying that, 'My daughter can now do many more things because of what you did.'
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.
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 husband and I have season tickets to the Giants games, and we go there as fans to enjoy it.