Quotes by Nancy Pelosi

About Nancy Pelosi:

Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi is the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives and served as the 60th 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.
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My husband and I have season tickets to the Giants games, and we go there as fans to enjoy it.

Nancy Pelosi

Putin is going to do what Putin is going to do.

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Politicians are trying to attract people to issues.

Nancy Pelosi

Nothing surprises me. One thing I don't ever have in my world is surprise.

Nancy Pelosi

Stephen Colbert used to be my friend. I even signed the poor baby's cast when he hurt his hand.

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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.

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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.

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They're anti-government ideologues who dominate the Republican Party.

Nancy Pelosi

What the Republicans have said is rather than touch one hair on the heads of the wealthiest people in our country, people who make over $1 million a year, they're saying, 'Seniors should pay $6,000 more dollars a year. But please don't let us ask the...

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Presidents and speakers for over 100 years had tried to pass affordable care for all Americans. It was challenged over and over. The Supreme Court declared it constitutional.

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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.

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Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process.

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I think that much of the truth has been withheld from the American people.

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The impact of climate change is a tremendous risk to the security and well-being of our countries.

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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.

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Freedom is secured every day by our men and women in uniform. We must build a future worthy of their sacrifice.

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Jobs mean freedom for workers to support their families.

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The American Dream is about freedom.

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As you may know, I was raised in an Italian Catholic family in Baltimore, Maryland.

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The beauty of the Democratic Party is in the mix.

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With Americans worried about losing their jobs, their savings, their homes and their chance at the American Dream, the New Direction Congress will work in a bipartisan way to lift our economy and help America's middle class.

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Author Bio

  • NameNancy Pelosi
  • DescriptionAmerican politician, first female Speaker of the House of Representatives, born 1940
  • AliasesNancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi
  • BornMarch 26, 1940
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician
  • AwardsOrder Of Merit Of The Italian Republic; National Women's Hall Of Fame