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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.
To our valued, valued, valued friend, Jane Harman, to a proud Californian, to a great leader in our country, I know I speak for everyone in this Congress on this occasion when I say we have been proud to call you colleague and, again, for…
I rise in opposition to the amendment that is on the floor today and also the underlying bill of which it is a part. The American people are desperate for jobs. They have sent us here to work together to create jobs; and in the 6 weeks of…
Voting ``no'' on the previous question will enable us, if it succeeds, to bring to the floor our Build America Bonds legislation. Build America Bonds is supported, outside the Congress, across the board in a nonpartisan way by those who…
The American people want us to create jobs now. And what you see on the floor of the House now today and tomorrow is a make-work project. The Republicans have no job initiatives; so they need to fill time, and they're filling time with a…
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from California for calling this Special Order to give us the opportunity to join in a bipartisan way to celebrate and pay tribute to what would be the 100th birthday of President Ronald Reagan, and to do…
I thank the gentlelady for yielding. I thank her and you, Mr. Chairman, for bringing this resolution to the floor to name a Federal courthouse in Yuma, Arizona, for John M. Roll. It will be called the ``John M. Roll United States…
Mark will be joining the White House staff as the new deputy to Melody Barnes in the domestic policy council.
If Congress were to repeal this law, small businesses, families with children, workers and elderly would be harmed immediately.
Today marks the 1-year anniversary of the passing of our dear colleague Congressman Jack Murtha of Pennsylvania. I rise to pay tribute to him. He was a giant of this Chamber, a legislator of unsurpassed talents, a soldier of extraordinary…
Singling out a group of Americans for Government scrutiny based on their faith is divisive and wrong.
I rise today to urge this Congress to focus on our number one priority, the creation of jobs. This is a priority for the American people and for this Congress. We should be focusing on it. That was the message we heard last night from…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, today a bill has come to the floor to repeal patients' rights, to put insurance companies back in charge of the health of the American people, and to balloon the deficit. Yesterday, in the…
I am saddened, greatly saddened, to join the Speaker of the House, Mr. Boehner, in coming together in sadness today to share our prayers and indeed our hopes for those who have lost so much because of the tragedy in Arizona involving our…
I certainly hope so. I don't see why it would not. We all, as the lovely young man, Daniel Hernandez said, we are one country. We have that common bond.
It was very -- it was really transforming for the audience. And it was a special speech, I think, for the president, as well. I think he moved the country with the speech.
It is a high honor to welcome all Members of Congress and their families to the House of Representatives. To the new Members and their families, a special congratulations and welcome to you. We all wish you great success. Congratulations…
I rise to briefly congratulate and thank the Members of the New York delegation and others who helped bring this legislation to the floor in a strong bipartisan way: Congresswoman Maloney, Congressman Nadler, Congressman King. Thank you…
I want to take the occasion to thank him for his tremendous leadership as chair of the Science and Technology Committee and for being a leader on these issues. His departure from the Congress is a loss for us, but I know he takes with him…
I rise, not to talk about the continuing resolution that is before us, but in praise of the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey), the chair of the Appropriations Committee. And this, hopefully, will be the last piece of legislation, not…
As I address some personal remarks about him, I want to say how significant it was that he understood the important role that Congress plays in our foreign policy, whether it was as the Ambassador to the United Nations, whether it was in…
I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank him for his leadership on fairness for growing the economy, for reducing the deficit and for creating jobs, because that is some of what is done in this bill. I think I want to use my time to…
I want to thank Barney Frank, Jared Polis and Tammy Baldwin for their leadership, and I particularly want to acknowledge Patrick Murphy. Before Congressman Murphy came to the House, he was a captain in the 82nd Airborne Division and served…
I thank the gentleman for yielding and for giving us this opportunity this evening to come to the floor of the House on behalf of many children in America. It is one of those evenings when we can associate ourselves very directly with the…
I thank the gentleman from Florida for yielding and thank him for giving us this opportunity to talk about Liu Xiaobo on the floor of the House today. I especially want to thank Chris Smith, the gentleman from New Jersey, Frank Wolf, Dana…
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