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 Speaker of the House of Representatives. The following is from the House floor debate on H.R. 2847, the Jobs for Main Street Act. Just to put it in perspective, one year ago, in January, the job loss was 740,000 jobs for that one…
