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Rep. Nancy Pelosi has served as speaker of the U.S. House since January 2019. Formerly the speaker of the House from 2007-11, Pelosi served as the House minority leader from 2003 to 2007 and from 2011 to 2019.

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Nancy Pelosi
stated on June 28, 2020 in ABC News’ “This Week”:

Federal aid for state and local governments through a proposed coronavirus relief bill would amount to “half of what the Republicans put onto the national debt.”

By Sophie Austin • July 7, 2020
Nancy Pelosi
stated on June 23, 2020 in a Telemundo interview:

“80% of the American people support our Dreamers. Over 70% think they should have a path to citizenship, and that's Democrats, Republicans, independents.”

By Miriam Valverde • June 26, 2020
Nancy Pelosi
stated on May 19, 2020 in a CNN interview:

Says President Donald Trump is “morbidly obese.”

By Emily Venezky • May 19, 2020
Nancy Pelosi
stated on May 4, 2020 in a TV interview:

Illinois “got into fiscal problems because of a Republican governor who was governor there” before Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • May 8, 2020
Nancy Pelosi
stated on April 16, 2020 in a statement:

“Even President Trump’s own EPA has admitted that this rule (on air pollutants) threatens to cause serious health problems including brain damage and death and to inflict billions of dollars of economic damage on our struggling economy.”

By Miriam Valverde • April 23, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on October 9, 2020 in a post on Facebook:

"If Biden becomes president and cannot complete his term, Harris will become president, and Pelosi will become vice president."

By Ilana Strauss • October 10, 2020
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stated on September 19, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Guess who is the marketing CEO of Zoom? Pelosi’s daughter/Newsome’s cousin.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 23, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on August 15, 2020 in a Facebook post:

If Joe Biden steps down, Nancy Pelosi will become vice president.

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 16, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on September 3, 2020 in a text post:

“It cost taxpayers $120,000 to fly Nancy (Pelosi) to get her hair done.”

By Daniel Funke • September 4, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on July 30, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“PELOSI says if President TRUMP wins, she will resign!!”

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 2, 2020

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