Honorable Nancy Pelosi
United States Representative, California, Democrat
Representative Pelosi was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1987. She was Chair of the California Democratic Party from 1981 to 1983 and Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Committee’s Finance Committee from 1985 to 1987. She serves as Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives. The following is from the September 28, 2006, House floor debate on H.R. 6143, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act.Nineteen years ago, I came to Congress to fight AIDS, a disease that has taken nearly 18,000 lives in my city of San Francisco alone. We have lost friends, family, and…
