Speeches

“It is a historic opportunity to be here today with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi as she is awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor Congress can bestow.”

“Thirty-five years ago, five Hispanic Members of Congress united to form the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. The vision of the CHC’s founding fathers honored the vision of America’s founding fathers.”

“When Congress bestows the Congressional Gold Medal on Arnold Palmer we will be honoring a living legend. He is an icon of American sports, and a success in all of his endeavors – a humanitarian, a businessman, a philanthropist. He personifies the American dream.”

“Today, we come together once again to remember and to reflect with reverence and with respect. Because whenever we speak of September 11th, 2001, we tread on sacred ground.”

“The only thing the Republicans have done is to increase the uncertainty that threatens another debt crisis and undermines our economic growth.”

“What an honor it is for all of us to be in the same room with a person of such courage and such bravery and such commitment to the rule of law and human rights as Mr. Chen.”

“We have an opportunity to relieve some of the uncertainty that exists in our economy as to how we’re going to pay the bills and how America’s working families are going to pay the bills.”

Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered testimony today at a House Rules Committee hearing on tax cut legislation being introduced in the House.

“We have an obligation to be innovative and courageous in our thinking. Where there is scientific opportunity, we have a moral obligation to fund it. Where there are people in need of drugs and care, communities in need of protection, we have a moral obligation to provide it. And where there is discrimination, we have a moral obligation to continue to fight it.”

“Each of them has a story that deserves to be told. Each was beloved. Each left home with a different expectation of what would happen that evening and so did the rest of the country.”