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"Being a mom is a job that requires you to be focused, organized, disciplined, have good interpersonal skills, know how to cook and drive, take care of everything, and at the same time, never take your eyes off the children. And so at least we should expect that the products that come to them are safe and not harmful to their health."

Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement tonight after the House passed the Paycheck Fairness Act by a vote of 247 to 178.

"As public officials, we take an oath of office to uphold the Constitution seriously and today's landmark ruling by the U.S. District Court is a great victory for the American people, the rule of law and balance of power. We must restore our nation's fundamental system of checks and balances, and today's ruling begins to restore that balance."

"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."

“Today, the House brought forward legislation to take another step toward reducing the price at the pump for consumers by cracking down on excessive speculation in energy markets that is driving up the price of oil."

"Today, the House brought forward legislation to take another step toward reducing the price at the pump for consumers by cracking down on excessive speculation in energy markets that is driving up the price of oil. I want to thank Agriculture Committee Chairman Colin Peterson for grappling with a difficult and complicated issue and for expeditiously bringing this legislation to the floor."

"Smoking today is the number one cause of preventable deaths in the United States, robbing families of loved ones and costing our economy tens of billions of dollars in health care costs and lost productivity every year."

“I rise today in strong support of this resolution calling on the Chinese government to end its human rights abuses so that the Olympic Games can take place in an atmosphere that honors the Olympic traditions of freedom and openness."