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December 8, 2022

Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, is speaker of the House of Representatives.

Since the landmark Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges seven years ago, same-sex couples have enjoyed the same marriage protections as other couples.

But right now, that fundamental freedom is under real, direct and urgent threat.

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October 12, 2022

For centuries, America has been blessed by vibrant, diverse, entrepreneurial Latino communities.

From those whose roots predate our founding to immigrants embracing their new home, generations of Latinos have made America more American – with strong values of faith and family, courage and optimism.

As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, we recognize the importance of ensuring that Latino families – and all of America's families – remain strong. And we do so informed and inspired by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

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August 2, 2022

Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, is speaker of the House of Representatives.

Some 43 years ago, the United States Congress overwhelmingly passed — and President Jimmy Carter signed into law — the Taiwan Relations Act, one of the most important pillars of U.S. foreign policy in the Asia Pacific.

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May 15, 2022

Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, is speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

On June 4, the world will mark 33 years since the Tiananmen Square massacre.

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January 5, 2022

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had a singular message for Americans and the world on the eve of the anniversary of the horrific attack on the Capitol:

"Democracy won."

In an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday, steps from where a mob loyal to Donald Trump laid siege to the building, Pelosi said it's time for the country to turn to its "better angels," draw from history and ensure a day like Jan. 6 never happens again.

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December 9, 2021
Now, Republicans are set to try yet another tack to bolster this case. They have commissioned a new estimate from the Congressional Budget Office that is designed to create the impression that the plan spends far more — and has a much bigger impact on the deficit — than it actually does.
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November 21, 2021
On a Wednesday night in September, while President Biden backslapped in the Republican dugout during the annual congressional baseball game, Speaker Nancy Pelosi sat nearby, sober-faced and wagging her finger while speaking into her cellphone, toiling to salvage her party’s top legislative priority as it teetered on the brink of collapse.
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June 15, 2021

This week in Europe, President Biden has been making a powerful case that, in his phrase, "America is back." But for all Biden's confidence abroad, he knows as well as anyone that there's still something very badly broken at home.

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January 31, 2021
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi first saw the emotional wounds moments after she returned to the U.S. Capitol the evening of Jan. 6.
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May 13, 2020

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended the stunning $3 trillion price of tag of Democrats' pandemic relief package Wednesday as what's needed to confront the "villainous virus" and economic collapse.

"The American people are worth it," Pelosi told The Associated Press.

In an interview with AP, Pelosi acknowledged the proposal is a starting point in negotiations with President Donald Trump and Republicans, who have flatly dismissed the coronavirus relief bill headed for a House vote.