“By making college more affordable for all and more accessible for minority students, the first new higher education authorizing legislation in a decade will help strengthen our nation and America's middle class, and spur a new age of innovation and ingenuity in our country.” FirstsCountryHelpingAgeAmericaNationsClassMiddleStudentsCollegeHigherInnovationDecadesOur CountryMinoritiesMiddle ClassLegislationNew AgeAffordableIngenuitySpursHigher Education Author:Nancy Pelosi
“There are the fundamental core values of the Democratic Party, which is to work to grow the economy, to create jobs, to encourage small business, to encourage ownership, to expand access to quality health care, to enhance opportunity by making higher education more affordable to American's young people, to have our children live in safe neighborhoods, drug-free, crime-free, and a safe and clean environment, first and foremost to provide for the national defense, to protect and defend the American people, and to have accountability for our budget and for our spending.” PeopleFirstsChildrenCareJobsYoungValuesOpportunityGrowsPartyQualityEconomyEnvironmentCrimeHigherDrugProtectSafeOur ChildrenFundamentalsCleanDemocraticSpendingDefenseAccessCoreHealth CareBudgetsNeighborhoodAccountabilityOwnershipSmall BusinessDemocratic PartyAffordableHigher EducationCore ValuesNational DefenseQuality Health CareDrug Free Author:Nancy Pelosi
“I was raised in an Italian catholic family in Baltimore, Maryland. Our faith is very important to us, our patriotism, love of faith, love of family, love of country. I took pride in our Italian American heritage and to be the first woman speaker of the House and the first Italian American speaker of the House, it's quite thrilling for me.” FirstsImportantCountryHousePrideCatholicRaisedItalianHeritageSpeakersThrillingFamily LoveBaltimoreFaith In LoveMarylandItalian AmericanCatholic Family Author:Nancy Pelosi
“I have worn my white and purple, colors of the Suffragettes, in honor of the fact that we have our first woman president, soon to be, Hillary Clinton, elected president of the United States.” FirstsStatesFactsPresidentWhiteUnitedUnited StatesColorHonorClintonWornPurpleSuffragettes Author:Nancy Pelosi
“Hillary Clinton knows, as I did know, as my women members know - that a woman being elected to a position, it's not about what it means to that woman. It's not about what it means to Hillary to be the first president. It's about what it means to all of the women in America, that a woman has broken the ultimate marble ceiling and that anything is possible for them and their daughters - and their sons. It's about sons, too.” KnowsFirstsMeanAmericaPresidentPositionSonBrokenMembersDaughterUltimateClintonCeilingsMarbleAnything Is Possible Author:Nancy Pelosi
“[Barack Obama] had already signed Lilly Ledbetter, signed SCHIP, the children's health insurance program. By the time he had his first address to the joint session, that is as it is called, the first speech, he could say, this is what I asked for, this is what we have done in the first four weeks.” FirstsChildrenDoneFourWeekSpeechProgramBarackAddressesSessionJoints Author:Nancy Pelosi
“What has the [Donald] Trump administration done from their inaugural address, where they talked about decay and carnage? They've done nothing except put Wall Street first, make America sick again, instill fear in our immigrant population in our country, and make sure that Russia maintains its grip, its grip on our foreign policy.” FirstsCountryDoneAmericaStreetsPolicyWallTrumpSickPopulationRussiaOur CountryAdministrationAddressesImmigrantsForeign PolicyDecayInstillInauguralInaugural AddressCarnage Author:Nancy Pelosi
“My daughter Alexandra once told me, "Mother, you're a pioneer. Now, hardly anybody cooks, but you were one of the first to stop." After 20 years of cooking, I started to appreciate the value of other people's work. So I would, say, go get a duck in Chinatown. I always had the salad and set the table, but I didn't have to clean the pots.” PeopleYearsFirstsMotherValuesDaughterAppreciateTablesCookingCleanCooksMy DaughterPotDucksPioneersSaladChinatown Author:Nancy Pelosi
“Being the first woman speaker and breaking the marble ceiling is pretty important. Now it's time to move on.” FirstsImportantMovingBeautySpeakersCeilingsMarbleTime To Move On Author:Nancy Pelosi
“Furthermore, we believe that health care reform, again I said at the beginning of my remarks, that we sent the three pillars that the President's economic stabilization and job creation initiatives were education and innovation - innovation begins in the classroom - clean energy and climate, addressing the climate issues in an innovative way to keep us number one and competitive in the world with the new technology, and the third, first among equals I may say, is health care, health insurance reform.” WorldWayFirstsBelieveMaySaidCareJobsThreeEnergyPresidentNumbersTechnologyIssuesEconomicCreationThirdsInnovationCleanClimateReformHealth CareClassroomInitiativeInnovativeRemarksPillarsNew TechnologyClean EnergyJob CreationHealth Care Reform Author:Nancy Pelosi
“When the Kyoto Protocol enters into the force tomorrow, the world will take a significant and long-awaited first step towards stemming global warming. Instead of stepping forward as the world leader on climate change, however, the Bush Administration is clinging to the role of world obstructionist.” WorldFirstsLongForceLeaderStepsRolesTomorrowClimateEnvironmentalClimate ChangeSignificantAdministrationGlobal WarmingFirst StepsClingingWorld LeaderProtocolKyotoKyoto Protocol Author:Nancy Pelosi
