I think a primary always makes the other candidate a better candidate because you're battle-tested and you have to think in ways that other people are thinking in addition to your own vision, how to incorporate some fresher, newer thinking into all of that.

Ninety-eight percent of women in childbearing age who are Catholic use contraception. Ok, so in practice the church has not enforced this and now they want the federal government and private insurance to enforce it. It just isn't consistent to me.

I would never think of crying about any loss of an office, because that's always a possibility, and if you're professional, then you deal with it professionally.

I was raised in an Italian catholic family in Baltimore, Maryland. Our faith is very important to us, our patriotism, love of faith, love of family, love of country. I took pride in our Italian American heritage and to be the first woman speaker of the House and the first Italian American speaker of the House, it's quite thrilling for me.

The issue of childcare is the missing link in the full contribution of women to our society and to our economy.

We in Congress stand by Israel. In Congress, we speak with one voice on the subject of Israel.

I will not be making appointments to a committee that is not bipartisan.