“The Senate health insurance reform bill is an encouraging development in our drive to make affordable, quality health care available to all Americans. House Democrats look forward to a constructive debate in the Senate and to working together to achieve historic reforms that will make health care more affordable and strengthen our economy.”

“The commitments of the Recovery Act are central to our ‘Innovation Agenda’ – policies that understand that our competitiveness relies on a sustained financial and intellectual investment in innovation.”

“Pelosi’s management of the health care reform effort nonetheless revealed that she has much in common with Rayburn’s vaunted leadership style. She showed steely determination in scoring an achievement unlike that of any lawmaker before her, moving sweeping health insurance reforms closer to enactment than at any time in the nation’s history. And in the process, she centralized perhaps unprecedented control in the speaker’s office.”

“Pelosi, D-San Francisco, played a major role in converting the Presidio from an Army post to a national park. In Congress she also helped pass a number of bills to help veterans.”

“Doctors, community clinic directors and others with a stake in health care reform interrupted Pelosi with applause Tuesday. She described Saturday’s vote as the biggest step in the direction of health care for all Americans since Teddy Roosevelt first mentioned it as a goal about a century ago.”

“Veterans Day is dedicated to honoring the sacrifice of the bravest among us, recognizing
the service of those who wear our uniform, paying our respects to those who perished at war and celebrating the courage of those who come home. Over the generations, our men and women in uniform have been our unifying force, our guardians of freedom and our best ambassadors to the rest of the world.”

“On November 9, 1989, the world witnessed a stirring moment of progress for all humanity. On that day, students, activists, and citizens tore down the Berlin Wall, pulled back the Iron Curtain, and opened the doors of democracy to millions in East Germany and beyond.”

“Effective drug treatments have improved both health and quality of life for thousands of Americans living with HIV/AIDS. However, many uninsured, low-income HIV-positive individuals still do not have access to these life-saving medications because they generally do not meet Medicaid requirements until becoming disabled by full-blown AIDS.”

“Hours after President Obama exhorted Democratic lawmakers to ‘answer the call of history,’ the House hit an unprecedented milestone on the path to health-care reform, approving a trillion-dollar package late Saturday that seeks to overhaul private insurance practices and guarantee comprehensive and affordable coverage to almost every American.”

“Nancy Pelosi clapped her hands as she left the House floor late Saturday night.”