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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 March 14, 2021 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":

The Republican tax bill passed in 2017 "gave 83% of the benefits to the top 1%."

By Louis Jacobson • March 16, 2021
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

Instagram posts
stated on June 22, 2021 in an Instagram post:

"President Trump's net gain while in office $0, Nancy Pelosi's net gain while in office $191 million."

By Tom Kertscher • July 7, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on July 4, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says Nancy Pelosi “won’t let Capitol police testify about what happened Jan. 6.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • July 7, 2021
Viral image
stated on June 1, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“In 38 days Pelosi and Schiff are up for reelection. Nadler up June 23.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • June 4, 2021
Kevin McCarthy
stated on March 14, 2021 in a tweet:

The COVID economic relief package “included $600 million for San Francisco, part of which goes to cover the tab for free alcohol and marijuana for the homeless."

By Jon Greenberg • March 16, 2021
Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2021 in an interview:

Says he requested “10,000 National Guardsmen” for his Jan. 6 rally, but Nancy Pelosi “rejected it.”

By Tom Kertscher • March 2, 2021

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