Nancy Pelosi

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.

With the Speaker's permission, I acknowledge Elijah Lawrence, the teenage son of John and Deborah Lawrence, who's with us in the Chamber. I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

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 confidence of consumers, of the markets…

Liu Xiaobo exemplifies the courage needed to cultivate justice.

For decades, Liu Xiaobo has been one of the most passionate and thoughtful advocates for freedom, justice, and human rights in China.

They deserve freedom and justice and equality of opportunity.

But we know that the Chinese people are not satisfied with economic progress in the absence of justice.

Imprisoning Liu Xiaobo is not the act of a nation serious about earning a place of respect at the global table.

Where are the revenues? Where are the revenues? Regardless of the tax cuts or changes of entitlements more is demanded in terms of what seniors would have to pay in to a Medicare and what age that would happen, while the Republicans refuse…

We have to pass the bill to see what is in it.

It is time to accept the Affordable Care Act, to accept the Supreme Court decision, and to accept the billions of dollars in savings this law will bring to our citizens.

Since ACA enactment, the IRS has been working through the major challenges, making significant progress.

Experts from the Government Accountability Office, the Inspector General's office, and the National Taxpayer Advocate have reviewed IRS's efforts to date, and they have concluded that the IRS is on the right track to successfully…

The Affordable Care Act also has begun to ensure that seniors like my mother, who is 86 years old, have access to preventive care.

Just yesterday women in private health insurance plans became eligible for life-saving, preventive health screenings with no copays.

In addition, our constituents are already seeing how the Affordable Care Act is putting money back in their pockets.

We are going to have to pass this bill in order to find out what is in it.

We have to pass it to find out what is in it.

It's not a -- it's a penalty for free riders.

It's not a tax on revenue. It's a tax -- it's a penalty for free riders.

That means that children with pre-existing conditions can -- can get care, young people can stay on their parents' policy until they're 26.

Continuing their all-out assault on women's health.

A continuation of their assault on women's health.

We have to pass it so we can read it.