Nancy Pelosi Biography
- Title:
- 52nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should the Words “under God” Be in the US Pledge of Allegiance?"
- Reasoning:
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“Millions of Americans daily and proudly pledge ‘one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.’ Let me be clear: I defer to no one in my defense of the voluntary recitation of the Pledge. I strongly believe the phrase ‘under God’ and the Pledge itself is an uplifting expression of support of the United States.”
House Floor Speech, Sep. 23, 2004
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- 52nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
- House Minority Leader, US House of Representatives, 2011-2019
- Speaker, United States House of Representatives, Jan. 2007-2010
- House Minority Leader, US House of Representatives, 2002-2006
- House Minority Whip, US House of Representatives, 2001-2004
- Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1987-present
- State Chair, California Democratic Party, 1981-1983
- Chair, Northern California Democratic Party, 1977-1981
- Education:
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- BA, Trinity College, 1962
- Other:
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- First woman to be Speaker of the US House of Representatives
- First woman to lead a major political party in either house of Congress
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