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 1986. She is the Speaker of the House. The following is from the April 10, 2008, House floor debate on H.R. 5724, the United States–Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act The fact is, as I said to the president, many people inAmerica now are concerned about their jobs. They’re concerned about losingtheir homes. Most people won’t, but most people are concerned about losingtheir living standard. When thecost of groceries and gasoline and the cost of health care and education andother…
