Speeches
- Pelosi Floor Speech Honoring Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton “I know I speak for every person in this chamber when I say: Mr. Skelton, ‘Thank you for your leadership for our country.’ It is an honor to call you ‘colleague.’ Thank you, Mr. Skelton.” 12/01/2010
- Pelosi: Child Nutrition Legislation ‘Will Honor Our Commitment to Our Children’ “Again, let us address this moral issue, this competitive issue, this national security issue. Let us join the United States Senate in passing this legislation with strong bipartisan support for all of America’s children.” 12/01/2010
- Pelosi Remarks This Afternoon at United Steelworkers International Women’s Conference “Republicans took us to the brink of disaster with the financial crisis, to the depths of the recession, nearly a depression, and we had to pull back from that. In the meantime, they have stood in the way of the change in many cases that we have tried to make in terms of increasing the number of jobs in our country." 10/18/2010
- Pelosi Remarks at ‘Make It In America’ Event in San Francisco “In recent months, the Democrats in Congress have made ‘Make It in America’ our rallying call. It is the strategy that insists on a thriving manufacturing center as the cornerstone of a growing economy. Because when we ‘Make It in America,’ our people can make it in America." 10/06/2010
- Pelosi: Bipartisan Currency Reform Bill Makes It Clear That China Must Play by the Rules of Fair Trade “The bipartisan Ryan-Murphy Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act marks a positive step in a direction of fairness for our workers, opportunities for our manufacturers, and growth for our economic prosperity." 09/29/2010
- Pelosi: ‘We Are Here to Do Right by These Workers and Vote for the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act’ “The American people are looking to us to cast a vote that will allow these heroes to live out their lives with health and happiness." 09/29/2010
- Pelosi Remarks at Charleston Branch NAACP’s 94th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet “With the NAACP as our partner, we are going to move our country forward so that many more people are able to participate in the prosperity of America." 09/27/2010
- Pelosi Remarks at X PRIZE Awards Ceremony “In pursuing your goal, you have upheld the true spirit of the X PRIZE: to never underestimate the power of a small group of passionate thinkers to solve our greatest challenges, help preserve our planet, and, in the words of the X PRIZE mission, ‘bring about radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity.’” 09/16/2010
- Pelosi Remarks at American Legion National Convention “Our work will not be complete until every American who has fought for our country abroad can find a job when they come home." 09/01/2010
- Pelosi Remarks at Transbay Transit Center Groundbreaking “Today, in breaking ground on the Transbay Transit Center, we are opening a new chapter in that history of progress. We are coming together to create jobs and revitalize our economy; to make San Francisco, once again, a national model for economic development." 08/11/2010
- Pelosi: Jobs Bill Will Help Us Educate Our Children and Protect Our Neighborhoods in a Fiscally Sound Way "At the press of a button, each of us will play a role in creating over 300,000 jobs, saving over 300,000 jobs across the country." 08/10/2010
- Pelosi on Oil Spill Package: ‘We Must Change Course and Do What We Can to Help the Gulf Recover and Rebuild’ “In the wake BP oil spill, Members from both parties should agree that the current system is not working for the American people. As their representatives and their leaders, we must change course. We must do what we can to help the Gulf recover and rebuild." 07/30/2010
- Pelosi Remarks in Louisville at Legislative Summit of National Conference of State Legislatures “With that in mind, let us move forward, strengthening our partnership, focusing on the next generation, not the next election. In so doing, we will realize the dream of a brighter tomorrow with ‘strong states, strong nation.’” 07/26/2010
- Pelosi to Rep. Jim Langevin, First Member in Wheelchair to Preside Over the House: You Are Making History “Mr. Speaker, Mr. Langevin, it is with great pride and joy that I rise today to acknowledge the history that you are making. By your leadership and your inspiration and your education of the Congress, you have helped take us to a place that honors the tradition and the goals of our Founders — to improve liberty and equality for all Americans." 07/26/2010
- House Passes Extension of Unemployment Benefits “Well let me say this here today, the good news about this is finally our unemployed will get their benefits." 07/22/2010
- Pelosi Floor Speech on SPILL Act “I saw the hope in the eyes of the victims of the oil spill come to my office. These families came. Eleven of their families were suffering from the loss of a loved one on a rig. They came to me and said that they were on their way to see the Chairman, to see Chairman Conyers. They were filled with hope that he would advance the SPILL Act." 07/01/2010
- Pelosi: ‘By Voting Yes, We Will Pass the Toughest Set of Wall Street Reform in Generations’ "No longer again will recklessness on Wall Street cause joblessness on Main Street. No longer will the risky behavior of the few threaten the financial stability of our families, our businesses, and our economy as a whole." 06/30/2010
- Pelosi: In Shaping History, Senator Byrd Built a Better Future for All Americans Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon to pay tribute to the life of Senator Robert C. Byrd, who passed away yesterday morning. 06/29/2010
- Pelosi: ‘Patriot, Patriarch, Family Man, Friend: Walter Shorenstein is Mourned and Praised Across the Country’ “As Speaker of the House, it is my honor to bring the sympathy and the thanks of the entire Congress of the United States to the family of Walter Shorenstein. I do so with great sorrow." 06/28/2010
- Pelosi: Passage of DISLOSE Act Will Protect the Voices and Votes of the American People “The DISCLOSE Act reaffirms a fundamental American value: the right to vote is afforded to the people, not the special interests." 06/24/2010