In the case of Solis, Baca called her "' a kiss-up ' to Speaker Nancy Pelosi ," for which he has apologized to Solis both privately and publicly.

Pelosi met with Uribe and later released a statement that she and other members of Congress had " expressed growing concerns about the serious allegations " of links between Paramilitary groups and Colombian government officials.

Pelosi also came out against the Colombian free trade agreement.

President George W. Bush delivering the 2007 State of the Union Address, with Vice President of the United States | Vice President Dick Cheney | Cheney and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi | Pelosi behind him.

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( right ) with Vice President Dick Cheney behind President George W. Bush at the 2007 State of the Union Address making history as the first woman to sit behind the podium at such an address.

Sometimes, however, the Speaker will play a big role even when they belong to the same party as the President, such as when Speaker Nancy Pelosi played a role in continuing the push for health care reform during the presidency of fellow Democrat Barack Obama ; subsequently the Republicans targeted her in the 2010 midterm election.

Examples include Tip O ' Neill, who was a vocal opponent of President Ronald Reagan's domestic and defense policies ; Newt Gingrich, who fought a bitter battle with President Bill Clinton for control of domestic policy ; Nancy Pelosi, who clashed with President George W. Bush over domestic policy and the Iraq War ; and current Speaker John Boehner, who regularly clashes with President Barack Obama over budget issues as well as social issues such as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

In her outgoing remarks as the 60th Speaker of the House, Pelosi noted that she had been present at John F. Kennedy's inaugural address as President in January 1961.

Pelosi ( right ) with Vice President Dick Cheney behind President George W. Bush at the 2007 State of the Union Address making history as the first woman to sit behind the podium at such an address.

On January 5, 2007, reacting to suggestions from President Bush's confidantes that he would increase troop levels in Iraq ( which he announced in a speech a few days later ), Pelosi joined with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to condemn the plan.

Pelosi voted in favor of keeping the travel restrictions on American citizens to Cuba, until the President has certified that Cuba has released all political prisoners, and extradited all individuals sought by the U. S. on charges of air piracy, drug trafficking and murder.

Pelosi responded that the policy was initiated by President Bush due to post-9 / 11 security concerns ( Pelosi was third in line for presidential succession ) and was initially provided for the previous Speaker, Dennis Hastert.

Pelosi opposed the welfare reform proposed by then-President Bush as well as reforms proposed and passed under President Clinton.

President George W. Bush and Pelosi honor 300 Tuskegee Airmen at the Capitol building, March 2007

Pelosi was a key figure in convincing President Barack Obama to continue pushing for health care reform after the election of Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown in a January special election, a defeat that was seen as potentially fatal to Democratic reform efforts.

In 2002, Pelosi opposed the Iraq Resolution authorizing President Bush to use military force against Iraq, while stating that Iraq, like " other countries of concern ", had WMDs.

With the election of Barack Obama and Democratic gains in both houses of Congress, Pelosi became the first speaker since Tom Foley to hold the office during single-party Democratic leadership in Washington.

She represents a district in Orange County, long a bastion of suburban conservatism, and is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition and the New Democrat Coalition ; she reportedly voted with Nancy Pelosi 97. 8 % of the time during the 111th Congress.

Prior to the U. S. 2006 midterm elections, Pelosi announced a plan for action: If elected, she and the newly empowered Democratic caucus would push through most of its program during the first hundred hours of the 110th Congress ' term.

Pelosi conducts convention business during the first day of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.

Pelosi with Premier of the People's Republic of China | Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during a trip to China in 2009

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, after meeting with the 14th Dalai Lama during the 2008 violent protests in Tibet and aftermath said: " The situation in Tibet is a challenge to the conscience of the world.

George W. Bush | President George W. Bush along with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi congratulate Borlaug during the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony on July 17, 2007

Vicky Hartzler, Skelton's 2010 Congressional opponent, has stated on the campaign trail that Skelton has voted in line with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi 95 % of the time during his tenure in the House.

Permanent Chair Nancy Pelosi speaks during a press conference at the Colorado Convention Center the day before the start of the convention, flanked by the three co-chairs.

United States Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi turned the system on during an on-air ceremony.

In May 2006, with an eye on the upcoming congressional elections – which offered the possibility of Democrats taking back control of the House for the first time since 1994 – Pelosi told colleagues that, while the Democrats would conduct vigorous oversight of Bush administration policy, an impeachment investigation was " off the table ".

The resignation was accepted by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on May 18, 2010, ending Souder's time in office.

On May 10, 2006, Drinan was presented the Distinguished Service Award by then Speaker Dennis Hastert and then Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on behalf of the House of Representatives.

The most recent version, re-introduced on May 6, 2009, drew bipartisan support from Speaker Nancy Pelosi, as well as the endorsements of Amnesty International, Google, Human Rights Watch, Reporters without Borders,

On May 10, 2006, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-CA ) indicated she was not interested in pursuing impeachment and had taken it " off the table ", reiterating this phrase on November 8, 2006.

Changes of address in Lucca became the rule in March, Casa Pelosi, May, Monte Bonelli and in 1863 Villa Buia and Casa Massoni.

* 2007 – The 110th United States Congress convenes, electing Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House in U. S. history.

Nancy Pelosi became the Speaker when the 110th Congress convened on January 4, 2007, making her the first female Speaker.

After the Democrats took control of the House in 2007 and increased their majority in 2009, Pelosi was elected Speaker of the House for the 110th and 111th Congresses.

After becoming Speaker of the House in January 2007, Pelosi held firm against impeachment, notwithstanding strong support for that course of action among constituents in her home district.

In a February 15, 2007, interview, Pelosi noted that Bush consistently said he supports a diplomatic resolution to differences with Iran " and I take him at his word ".

This resolution was removed from a military spending bill for the war in Iraq by Pelosi on March 13, 2007.

In mid-October 2007, after the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed a resolution to label the 1915 killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide, Pelosi pledged to bring the measure to a vote.

* Pelosi rides high, from The Economist, Feb 22, 2007

* On July 21, 2007, under the same circumstances as the 2002 invocation, President George W. Bush transmitted a letter to President pro tempore of the Senate Robert Byrd and Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi declaring himself temporarily unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office prior to undergoing a colonoscopy which required sedation ( text of letters to Congress ).

On 5 April 2007, Issa met with Syrian president Bashar Assad to discuss Middle East issues, one day after Assad met with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

The third annual conference was held in Washington on June 26, 2007, and featured Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.

In 2007, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi appointed Honda to the influential Appropriations Committee.

In November 2007, working with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Dingell helped draft an energy bill that would mandate 40 % increase in fuel efficiency standards.

At an August 27, 2007, peace rally in Kennebunkport, Maine, McKinney confirmed the depth of her disenchantment with the Democratic Party, urging San Francisco voters to replace Nancy Pelosi with antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan.

In 2007 Nancy Pelosi became the first female Speaker of the House of Representatives ; she held the position for just under four years.

On June 24, 2008, U. S. Representative Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco, California ( who had been elected Speaker of the House in January 2007 ) told reporters that her fellow Democratic Representatives did not want to forbid reintroduction of the Fairness Doctrine, adding " the interest in my caucus is the reverse.

* Nancy Pelosi used it when she became Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives in 2007.