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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 February 13, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Only Nancy Pelosi is “responsible for what happened at the Capitol” on Jan. 6, “security at the Capitol is her job.”

By Tom Kertscher • February 25, 2021
Viral image
stated on February 21, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“Nancy Pelosi has invited all illegals to her mansion at 2724 Pacific Ave San Francisco CA.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 24, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on January 31, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says Nancy Pelosi bought $1.25 million in Tesla stock the day before Joe Biden signed an order “for all federal vehicles” to be electric.

By Tom Kertscher • February 2, 2021
Viral image
stated on January 10, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to Portland’s mayor after demonstrations there “urging him to stick to the proven Democratic Play book.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • January 11, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on October 29, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Nancy Pelosi’s son served on the Burisma board with Hunter Biden.

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 2, 2020

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