Nancy Pelosi Quotes
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Democrats believe in reigniting the American dream by removing barriers to success and building ladders of opportunity for all, so everyone can succeed.
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I have newspapers coming to me and saying, 'Can we get in on the TARP?'.
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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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For 25 years, it has been my privilege to represent the city of San Francisco and the great state of California; to work to strengthen our vibrant middle class; to secure opportunity and equality.
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If I cry, it's about the personal loss of a friend or something like that. But when it comes to politics - no, I don't cry.
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Raising the minimum wage is the right thing to do, but it's a popular thing to do as well.
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Democrats believe we must create jobs, not protect the special interests; build the economy from the middle out, not the top down.
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I read that my lifelong dream is to serve as speaker with Hillary Clinton as president. So what?
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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.
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With President Obama, we will move America forward.
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I don't spend a lot of time thinking about the ratings of Congress. I really don't.
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I didn't know you were Catholic. (to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson as he got down on one knee to beg Pelosi to find Democratic support for the bailout bill)-2008
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This president goes into office with more expectations than any president I can ever remember in my lifetime.-2008
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Bipartisanship is nice, but it cannot be a substitute for action, not having it cannot prevent us from going forward.
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I think that much of the truth has been withheld from the American people.
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As many of you know, I come from San Francisco. We don't have a lot of farms there. Well, we do have one-it's a mushroom farm, so you know what that means.
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I love having the support of my caucus. We have a good working relationship.
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I must have good genes from my parents because I feel no slowdown of energy, enthusiasm or even memory.
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I have said it before and I will say it again: Impeachment is off the table.
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The House of Representatives has never sued a sitting president in all of U.S. history.
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Maybe it will take a woman to clean up the House.
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A woman is like a teabag. You can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.
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Let's just do what is right for the American people. And those of us who are involved in politics and government know that our responsibility is to the American people, that we have a responsibility to find our common ground, to seek it and to find it.
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What we're discussing privately and publicly, is a budget which is a blueprint for the future which creates jobs, which educates our children, which provides healthcare for all Americans, which takes our deficit down, which gives a tax cut for 95% of the American people.