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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.

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Jan 9, 2020

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank him for his leadership in bringing this important opportunity for us to express our concern about the President's actions. I salute him and the support on the other side of the aisle for this…

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Jan 1, 2020

Trump engaged in unprecedented total obstruction of Congress, hiding these emails, all other documents, and his top aides from the American people. Why won't Trump and McConnell allow a fair trial?

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Dec 19, 2019

That is while I was watching what was happening with the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens. Sports, sports, the center of our lives. That is the unifying factor. We all are for our teams--aren't we?--and, hopefully, we are all…

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Dec 18, 2019

What we are discussing today is the established fact that the President, again, violated the Constitution. It is a matter of fact that the President is, again, an ongoing threat to our national security. And the testimony of decorated war…

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Dec 18, 2019

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his tremendous leadership in helping us honor the Constitution of the United States. I also extend my gratitude to Chairman Schiff, who will be presiding later in the day. Madam Speaker, this…

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Dec 17, 2019

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding in a very gracious and generous way. More importantly, I want to thank her for her tremendous leadership as chair of the Appropriations Committee to bring a bill to the floor that has shared values…

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Dec 17, 2019

On this vote yeas are 230, the nays are 197, present is 1. Article one is adopted.

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Dec 17, 2019

On this vote, the yeas are 229, the nays are 198, present is one, article two is adopted.

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Dec 16, 2019

Speaker Pelosi tonight in the letter she sent to the entire caucus, ... talking about the stakes, talking about the moment for her caucus, why this is a somber issue but the most important kind of issue they have to vote on.

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Dec 16, 2019

Impeachment must be, quote, compelling and overwhelmingly bipartisan.

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Dec 16, 2019

Impeachment is so divisive to the country that, unless there is something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, I don't think we should go down that path because it divides the country.

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Dec 12, 2019

I thank the gentlewoman from Michigan, a leader in the freshman class, for yielding time and for her extraordinary leadership in so many ways. It is just so invigorating to see the freshmen Members of this class taking the lead on this…

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Dec 11, 2019

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I commend Congresswoman Lofgren for her tremendous leadership on this important legislation, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. I join with Mr. LaMalfa, my friend, my Italian America colleague from…

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Dec 11, 2019

So many Members brought their vision, their voices, their values to this process. I thank all of you for strengthening the bill we have on the floor today. I thank our friends from the groups for doing the outside organizing that makes our…

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Dec 10, 2019

The truth is no longer for all; it is for one man, Donald J. Trump, his truth, his way.

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Dec 10, 2019

We must reject that abuse of power, because this is not America, no one is above the law.

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Dec 10, 2019

We must not turn a blind eye to the undisputed facts.

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Dec 10, 2019

You have a rigged and rushed process when you can't accept the will of the American people.

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Dec 10, 2019

This is not about the concern Mr. Swalwell talked about earlier, concern that somehow the President was going to do something wrong and try to influence the election.

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Dec 10, 2019

If we allow this President to get away with this, we will have lost our democracy, and we will have conveyed that right to foreign powers, and we will no longer have a democracy.

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Dec 10, 2019

The President has abused his office and is now using that power of the office to hide the extent of that abuse from the people. That is abuse of power. That is an impeachable offense.

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Dec 10, 2019

Impeachment cannot be warped by equivocation wrapped in doubt.

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Dec 10, 2019

He betrayed the American people. There is no higher crime under our Constitution than that.

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Dec 10, 2019

This President has failed that test of honor, of unselfish service to our country.

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Dec 10, 2019

Will we accept a President who refuses to do the same?

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