Nancy Pelosi actually said...

"The president wants a blank check. The Congress is not going to give it to him."

"In the last election, the American people called for a new direction. Nowhere were they more firm in that new direction being necessary than in the war in Iraq."

"This is an ethical issue. This isn't a political issue. I respect where the president is coming from on this. I wish he would respect where we are coming from, which is a reflection of where the Ameri..."

"We think it's a good idea to establish the facts, to hopefully build some confidence between us. We have no illusions, but we have great hope."