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 Republican budget was about increasing the deficit, cutting taxes for the wealthiest Americans at the expense of the middle class and hurting those who need our help most -- hurricane survivors, seniors, students, and rural Americans. Democrats were united and made those issues too hot to handle for Republicans.
It is a disservice to a very serious debate about security and liberty for him to resort to that kind of a statement.
I would not make a big deal of this.
Regardless of what the president may say on Tuesday night, the Republican budget is an alarming story. It includes policies that increase the deficit by nearly $300 billion, heaping mountains of debt on our children.
If you make - not have - $1 million a year, should you not participate in the sense of community of our country? I'm willing to put that on the table.
But we have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy.
If women have confidence in themselves, they will have confidence in other women.
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?
To have diversity of opinion in the debate strengthens the outcome and you get a better result.
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.
I have said it before and I will say it again: Impeachment is off the table.
In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply.
When the Kyoto Protocol enters into the force tomorrow, the world will take a significant and long-awaited first step towards stemming global warming. Instead of stepping forward as the world leader on climate change, however, the Bush Administration is clinging to the role of world obstructionist.
The name 'Republican' in some ways has been hijacked by obstructionists.