Nancy Pelosi Quotes on Congress (18 Quotes)

We have to ask ourselves ... how could things have been different ... What could have been done to prevent the magnitude of this tragedy These are questions that Congress should legitimately ask.

This offense is just the latest example of the culture of corruption that pervades the Republican-controlled Congress, which ignores the needs of the American people to serve wealthy special interests and their cronies,

This Republican Congress is the most corrupt in history and the American people are paying the price.

Congress will provide our servicemen and women with whatever resources they need to accomplish their mission, ... The president's spending request on infrastructure will be subjected to a higher level of scrutiny.

Our work will not be complete unless we elect a Democratic Congress.

just the latest example of the culture of corruption that pervades the Republican-controlled Congress.

That letter isn't worth the paper it's written on, ... In light of this event, to think that the U.S. and that members of Congress are not going to make a statement -- they're dreaming.

There is a very crucial debate in this country today about the rights of American citizens to privacy, and about the proper role of the Congress and the courts in assuring that no one -- not even the president -- tramples on those basic private rights without complying with the law.

It is an embarrassingly trivial response to the culture of corruption that has thrived under this Republican Congress.

We're sad about some of the losses of members of great seniority and distinction in the Congress, and some very new members, who will no longer be serving with us.

In the face of declining poll numbers for the president in the wake of the Katrina disaster and a growing dissatisfaction with the general direction of the country, the DeLay indictment put already defensive Republicans, who control the entire government, further back on their heels. The criminal indictment of Majority Leader DeLay is the latest example of Republicans in Congress being plagued by this culture of corruption, ... This all extends to the White House as well.

The Bush administration and the Republican Congress should not investigate themselves, ... And partisanship has no place in this inquiry.

We in Congress stand by Israel. In Congress, we speak with one voice on the subject of Israel.

With the passing of Bob Matsui, our country has lost a great leader and America's seniors have lost their best friend in Congress,

Congress is rightly spending billions of dollars to help the people and businesses of the Gulf Coast who have been devastated by Hurricane Katrina, ... to ensure taxpayers' money goes to those in need, not to fraudulent contractors.

Many in Congress have been concerned for many years about China's violation of human rights, occupation of Tibet, of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and that of course is a national security issue. But on the basis of trade alone, this is a bad deal for the American people.

This isn't just about Tom DeLay, although he's the ringleader. It's about the Republicans in Congress who have enabled and benefited from this corruption.

The criminal indictment of Majority Leader Tom DeLay is the latest example that Republicans in Congress are plagued by a culture of corruption at the expense of the American people.