Nancy Pelosi: “I think it is important for both sides of the aisle to remember that the legislation and the issues that we are dealing…”

“I think it is important for both sides of the aisle to remember that the legislation and the issues that we are dealing with are not our private personal property. The American people expect and should demand more transparency than what is happening in this House. What is happening in this House is we are moving to a much less democratic way of discussing the issues. I am not speaking to what the gentleman experienced 8 years ago, because the gentleman knows that when the Republican majority came in, part of the Contract on America was to close down debate on this floor; to eliminate many options available for debate for the minority. So this is yet again another example.”