Nancy Pelosi Quotes

I'm a warrior for the middle class.

I will be a President for the middle class.

Real Democrats don't abandon the middle class.

I think the defining issue of our time is: Does the economic, social, and political system work for the middle class?

I want to help the middle class.

No, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders, people don't want handouts. They want purpose.

We believe that if you want a strong middle class, you have to vote for Democrats.

I'm trying to stand up so that the middle class, the working class, can finally have a say. I put them as my No. 1 priority.

Today, families like the one I grew up in still believe in that American dream. But as President Obama says, it's a make-or-break moment for the middle class. Mitt Romney's plans would make things worse.

The Populist Caucus is the only caucus in Congress devoted solely to addressing middle class economic issues. We formed the caucus because the founding members felt like there wasn't enough focus on middle class issues in Washington, and we're going to keep it focused on middle class issues.

The fact is, when it comes to economic leadership, the Republicans have nothing to brag about. This isn't what the American people want. They want to see progress that works for them.

What I look at with each vote is that priority of whether it's good for the middle class or not.

This is the middle-class equivalent of raising the minimum wage.

From the very beginning, I've talked about how we're going to strengthen the middle class in this country.

If Trump actually wants to help those who have been left behind, he must go beyond the ideological battles of the past.

President Clinton's record of advocating for the middle class and creating millions of new jobs and opportunity for Americans is second to none. I'm looking forward to campaigning with him and talking about how we keep New Hampshire moving forward and build a strong, innovative economy with the best workforce in the country.

If it's conservative to say we need to help the middle class, then I'm a conservative.

We need policies that will benefit the middle class because you will not have a strong society without a strong middle class, fundamentally.

Tax cuts that actually go to working-class, middle-class people, I'm not opposed to.

Bill Clinton has done more to help the middle class than any leader in decades.

Middle class people, I think they realize that Romney is not for them because of his narrowness, but they want to make sure that Barack Obama is focused on them with things that will make a difference. They know he tried, but they also know that it didn't do as well as they would have liked.

If giving tax breaks to millionaires created jobs or grew our economy, I would be in favor of them, but they are the same failed policies of the past that just don't work.

Americans are falling out of the middle class, not into it. And they deserve relief. I absolute support extending the Bush tax cuts for those who work the hardest and invest the most in our economy - the real drivers of American growth, the middle class.

We should try to ensure that everyone has a fair opportunity to find a great life. It's a quest that will require political will and ingenious policies. President Obama's proposed expansion of the earned-income tax credit goes in this direction, but we need more.

As the 2016 presidential race kicks off, candidates on both sides of the aisle are promising to stand up for the middle class. Voters deserve to know that anyone who champions Obamacare cannot honestly say she or he is also a champion of middle-class Americans.