Transcript: Nancy Pelosi on "Face the Nation"
The following is a transcript of an interview with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that aired Sunday, April 11, 2021, on "Face the Nation."
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"I would hope that our part in that House would be largely done before the Fourth of July," Pelosi said.
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is nominated by House Republicans while Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is nominated by House Democrats for the office of speaker of the House of Representatives
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says Democrats are being asked to swallow objectionable provisions on Wall Street reform and campaign finance to prevent a government shutdown
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, accuses Congress of a "dereliction of duty" by failing to reform immigration laws
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When Nancy Cordes asked Pelosi whether she considered stepping down after the midterm elections, Pelosi fired back
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, reacts defensively when she's asked whether Democrats' loss in the midterm elections should prompt her to step down from leadership
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, reacts defensively when she's asked whether Democrats' loss in the midterm elections should prompt her to step down from leadership.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, discusses recent security failures by the Secret Service and weighs in on the fate of the agency's director
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, discusses recent security failures by the Secret Service and weighs in on the fate of the agency's director.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, says she and most of her caucus oppose the use of U.S. ground troops against extremists in Iraq and Syria
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, says President Obama has the authority to carry out his plan to defeat ISIS
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President Obama urges lawmakers not to shirk their duty to address the flood of unaccompanied children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border before they leave for their August recess
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., says the flood of unaccompanied minors at the border should be cause for action -- not inaction -- on comprehensive immigration reform
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House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., praise the bipartisan passage of a bill reforming job training programs
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., praise the bipartisan passage of a bill reforming job training programs.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., downplays disagreements in her caucus over how to deal with the flood of unaccompanied children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., downplays disagreements in her caucus over how to deal with the flood of unaccompanied children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., pushes House Republicans to take up an immigration bill as quickly as possible
One year after the Senate passed a comprehensive immigration bill, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., pushes House Republicans to take up a similar bill as quickly as possible.
Despite growing instability in Iraq, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., says Americans have "no appetite" for greater involvement there
Despite growing instability in Iraq, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., says Americans have "no appetite" for greater involvement there to halt the momentum of terrorist groups.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., lays out the terms under which Democrats could participate in the House select committee investigating Benghazi
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., lays out the terms under which Democrats could participate in the House select committee investigating Benghazi.
The House speaker said that while she disagrees with Republicans’ decision to form a select committee to further probe the Sept. 11, 2012 Benghazi attack, she wanted to ensure it would at least be "balanced"
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said that while she disagrees with Republicans’ decision to form a select committee to further probe the Sept. 11, 2012 attack on a U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, she wanted to ensure it would at least offer a "balanced" serious of questions.
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., suggests Republicans are hyping Benghazi to avoid discussing the economy, immigration reform, or other issues.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., suggests Republicans are hyping Benghazi to avoid discussing the economy, immigration reform, or other issues.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., slams a recent Supreme Court decision loosening restrictions on money in politics
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