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The president led us into the Iraq war on the basis of unproven assertions without evidence; he embraced a radical doctrine of pre-emptive war unprecedented in our history; and he failed to build a true international coalition. (Nancy Pelosi)
Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process. View quote
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I would never think of crying about any loss of an office, because that's always a possibility, and if you're professional, then you deal with it professionally. View quote
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In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply. View quote
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Social Security has never failed to pay promised benefits, and Democrats will fight to make sure that Republicans do not turn a guaranteed benefit into a guaranteed gamble. View quote
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My biggest fight has been between those who wanted to do something incremental and those who wanted to do something comprehensive. We won that fight, and once we kick through this door, there'll be more legislation to follow. View quote
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I have newspapers coming to me and saying, 'Can we get in on the TARP?'. View quote
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But we have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy. View quote
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We have so much room for improvement. Every aspect of our lives must be subjected to an inventory... of how we are taking responsibility. View quote
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America must be a light to the world, not just a missile. View quote
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Being the first woman speaker and breaking the marble ceiling is pretty important. Now it's time to move on. (Nancy Pelosi)
Every month that we do not have an economic recovery package 500 million Americans lose their jobs. View quote
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Bipartisanship is nice, but it cannot be a substitute for action, not having it cannot prevent us from going forward. View quote
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America will be far safer if we reduce the chances of a terrorist attack in one of our cities than if we diminish the civil liberties of our own people. View quote
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We in Congress stand by Israel. In Congress, we speak with one voice on the subject of Israel. View quote
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Think of an economy where people could be an artist or a photographer or a writer without worrying about keeping their day job in order to have health insurance. View quote
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What we're discussing privately and publicly, is a budget which is a blueprint for the future which creates jobs, which educates our children, which provides healthcare for all Americans, which takes our deficit down, which gives a tax cut for 95% of the American people. View quote
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The impact of climate change is a tremendous risk to the security and well-being of our countries. View quote
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I will not be making appointments to a committee that is not bipartisan. View quote
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I have absolutely no regret about my vote against this war. The same questions remain. The cost in human lives, the cost to our budget, probably 100 billion. We could have probably brought down that statue for a lot less. View quote
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Democratic priorities remain clear: to provide a tax cut for working families, to promote policies that produce jobs and economic growth, and to assist millions of our fellow Americans who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own. (Nancy Pelosi)
We are not going back to the failed policies of the past. We are fighting for the middle class! View quote
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Members of Congress I have the high privilege and distinct honour of presenting to you, his excellency Bertie Ahern (/ei/hern), the Taoiseach, the Prime Minister of Ireland. View quote
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"Why don't we just leave this room today forgetting the word 'earmark'?"-June 2007. View quote
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I didn't know you were Catholic. (to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson as he got down on one knee to beg Pelosi to find Democratic support for the bailout bill)-2008. View quote
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