If you're talking about competing with countries in the industrialized, developed world, they don't have healthcare costs. Their societies have that as a priority. Here in America, we won't have the same kind of healthcare availability because it's still a private sector initiative. But that's O.K. because it's facilitated to be made more affordable in a public way.
Nancy PelosiWhat is key for winning the election is to be able to put forth a vision for our future and how this election affects people's lives.
Nancy PelosiWomen have come a long way, but it never fails to sadden me when I see younger women saying we have to overcome some obstacles.
Nancy PelosiThe issue of childcare is the missing link in the full contribution of women to our society and to our economy.
Nancy PelosiFurthermore, we believe that health care reform, again I said at the beginning of my remarks, that we sent the three pillars that the President's economic stabilization and job creation initiatives were education and innovation - innovation begins in the classroom - clean energy and climate, addressing the climate issues in an innovative way to keep us number one and competitive in the world with the new technology, and the third, first among equals I may say, is health care, health insurance reform.
Nancy Pelosi