She has been a principled voice for human rights in China and Tibet for decades.
Nancy Pelosi
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Nancy Patricia Pelosi is an American politician serving as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since January 2019, and previously from 2007 to 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party and has represented California's 12th congressional district in the House of Representatives since 1987, making her one of the longest-serving members of Congress. Pelosi is the first woman to hold the office of Speaker, a role in which she has played a significant part in shaping legislative priorities and party strategy.
The continued bomb threats against HBCUs are hate crimes that must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. This third round of bomb threats on historically black college and university campuses demands a swift response from federal…
I thank the gentlewoman for bringing this important legislation to the floor of the House in such a bipartisan way. I rise today in support of legislation to honor the leadership and legacy of Congressman John Robert Lewis. I thank the…
These threats come during black history month, when we not only celebrate the immense contributions of black Americans, but also remember the violence so many had to endure to secure civil rights and voting rights.
If we care about preserving the planet for future generations and clean air for them to breathe today and water to drink, we need to pass the Reconciliation Bill. So, I would hope that that would be a major part. So, what the President…
Because this is a free market and people -- we are a free market economy that should be able to participate in that.
We all want bipartisan ship. We all strive for it. We have a responsibility to do so. But when we cannot have it, we cannot confine our democracy to what might be possible. So, I ask our colleagues in the Senate, respectfully for what you…
If you want to honor Dr. King, don`t dishonor him by using a congressional custom as an excuse for protecting our democracy.
I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership. Mr. Speaker, today our Nation faces the most dangerous assault on the vote since Jim Crow. Last year alone, more than 440 draconian voter restrictions have been introduced across…
I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts, the distinguished chair of the Rules Committee, for his leadership in bringing this important legislation to the floor tonight to enable us to fight for voting rights tomorrow when we vote for the…
I thank the gentleman for his leadership in bringing this important legislation to the floor and for yielding. We owe our veterans everything. They make us the home of the brave and the land of the free. They protect our democracy. They…
What the Republicans are doing across the country is really a legislative continuation of what they did on January 6, which is to undermine our democracy and to undermine the integrity of our elections to undermine the voting power, which…
The visuals of what was happening outside the Capitol, now inside the Capitol, it breaks your heart. It breaks your heart. It`s as if somebody in the White House dropped a bomb on the Congress of the United States.
It breaks your heart. It's as if the -- somebody in the White House dropped a bomb on the Congress of the United States, that these people -- and they believed the president of the United States. I have great respect for that office, more…
The House has nevertheless planned a day of remembrance on Thursday, including a discussion with a historian about the implications for the country and the historical parallels to this kind of crisis.
If we allow a president to be above the law, we surely do to the peril of our republic.
the House will commemorate the occasion with a moment of silence on the House floor.
The staff went under the table, barricaded the door, turned out the lights, and were silent in the dark.
This will happen. It must happen. And we will do it as soon as we can. I have confidence that Senator Manchin cares about our country, and that, at some point very soon, we can take up the legislation. I’m not deterred at all.
No, I don`t -- no to this. Second one, is this is a free market and people -- we have a free-market economy that should be able to participate in that.
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Gregory Meeks, of the Foreign Affairs Committee, for his leadership in bringing this important legislation to the floor which addresses an issue of faith, of values, and of…





