Nancy Pelosi

Mr. DeLay's departure from Congress is just one piece of the change that is necessary to end the culture of corruption in -- of this Republican Congress.

Well, I appreciate you saying that, because what we are about here is the future. Everything we do should be about are we honoring our responsibility to make the future better for the next generation? That has been the tradition in America…

These proposals will not increase the number of people who are insured. And these proposals will increase the deficit.

It's about keeping America safe, which is our first responsibility and we all take very, very seriously.

We have to make sure that we're not training a force in Iraq that is going to turn on other Iraqis.

The American people have turned against them on the war in Iraq.

Democrats want to be strong in terms of protecting American people. We must strengthen our military to meet threats throughout the world.

Now that we've cleared that from the field, we've differentiated on the budget. We've differentiated on energy. Now we go forward with a positive agenda.

The strength of our country is the optimism, the enthusiasm, the talent and the goodness of the American people.

I'm so very proud of endorsing Mr. Murtha's proposal. I think that he has kicked open a door in our country to let in some fresh air and some sunlight into the debate.

A prominent Democrat says the White House is selling a lie.

There should be a quick pullout.

But the fact is that all Democrats agree that the course of action that the president is following is not the best one and that we have to have another plan.

I think that Congress on both sides of the aisle stand ready to help the people.

This body to act in the shameful way that it is... Is this not part of the culture of the corruption... of the Republican Party?

For San Francisco, and the people of San Francisco would be very proud of that.

And Michael Brown has no qualifications for the job. He proved that last week. He removed all doubt.

They just pulled me out of my shoes.

The chair of the Democratic Party is an organizer. The policy is made by the members of the Senate, the House, the governors, mayors, elected officials throughout our country.

As the world knows, 9 days ago we witnessed on television the most destructive power of nature, a powerful earthquake and subsequent tsunami that took more than 150,000 lives and seriously injured hundreds of thousands more across Asia…

So my colleagues removed them. I just want to make sure I understand correctly. The egregious, considered by some of us, extraneous provisions that were in this bill that were removed in order to get the compromise legislation that we have…

The situation in the Sudan challenges the conscience of the world, certainly of our country; and I am happy that this Congress is responding. ... The Sudanese government has mobilized militias to carry out a scorched-earth policy of…

I would have hoped he would have been here, because this is an issue of such major concern to our great State of California. What I said was that the consumers of California were rejected last night in the Committee on Rules, because the…

Mr. Speaker, the forward march of freedom has often been advanced by brave souls who defied the powers of their day to demand the liberties and human rights to which all people everywhere are entitled. This week the world pays tribute to…

I am calling for Mr. Rumsfeld's resignation.