PRO Honorable Nancy Pelosi
United States Representative, California, Democrat
Representative Pelosi, of the Eighth District of California, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1987. She was Northern Chair of the California Democratic Party from 1977 to 1981 and State Chair from 1981 to 1983. From 1985 to 1987, she served as Finance Chair for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. She is the Minority Leader of the House. The following is from the September 17, 2014, House floor debate on an amendment to H.J. Res. 124, making continuing appropriations for Fiscal Year 2015, introduced by Representative Buck McKeon (CA-R). The amendment would authorize the secretary of…
