Nancy Pelosi actually said...

"Public service is a free gift of a free people and a challenge for all of us in public life to do what we can to make our service useful for those who have sent us here."

"Spending cuts that will cause unemployment, instability, and uncertainty in our economy takes place. It is a day when soon people will be getting a pink slip."

"Most of my colleagues are the bread winners in their families. A pay cut to me doesn't mean as much."

"I believe that we will heed the American people, come together with a strong vote. We will increase -- by voting for this legislation and passing it in a strong bipartisan way, we will increase the co..."