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. (Nancy Pelosi)
I have absolutely no regret about my vote against this war. The same questions remain. The cost in human lives, the cost to our budget, probably 100 billion. We could have probably brought down that statue for a lot less. (Nancy Pelosi)
It is a disservice to a very serious debate about security and liberty for him to resort to that kind of a statement. (Nancy Pelosi)
We must be sure that every vote that is cast is a vote that's counted, (Nancy Pelosi)
Think of an economy where people could be an artist or a photographer or a writer without worrying about keeping their day job in order to have health insurance. (Nancy Pelosi)
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, (Nancy Pelosi)
the threat assessment, military plan, political option, cost of occupation, and what cost it is to our war on terrorism. (Nancy Pelosi)
The Speaker is not listening to the American people they have unequivocally said they want an independent commission to find out the truth. They do not want a partisan whitewash of what went wrong in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, (Nancy Pelosi)
The American people deserve to know the truth about how their government prepared for and responded to this crisis, (Nancy Pelosi)
I cannot support the Patriot Act conference report because it does not secure the right balance between our national security and civil liberties. As we protect and defend the American people, we must remain vigilant in protecting law-abiding American citizens from unaccountable governmental intrusion over their personal records. ... It would still permit personal records to be seized and retained indefinitely without any obligation on the part of the government to demonstrate a connection to terrorism. (Nancy Pelosi)
Democratic priorities remain clear: to provide a tax cut for working families, to promote policies that produce jobs and economic growth, and to assist millions of our fellow Americans who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own. (Nancy Pelosi)
The Chinese bid for Unocal is compelling evidence of America's strategic energy vulnerability, ... China has clearly decided to meet its growing energy demand by obtaining control of energy assets around the world. (Nancy Pelosi)
Being the first woman speaker and breaking the marble ceiling is pretty important. Now it's time to move on. (Nancy Pelosi)
This Republican Congress is the most corrupt in history and the American people are paying the price. (Nancy Pelosi)
a strong advocate for an independent judiciary, particularly in response to recent threats to impeach judges for their judicial decisions and to strip federal courts of jurisdiction. (Nancy Pelosi)