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My biggest fight has been between those who wanted to do something incremental and those who wanted to do something comprehensive. We won that fight, and once we kick through this door, there'll be more legislation to follow.

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Nancy Pelosi
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: March 26
Minority Leader Of The United States House Of Representatives
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Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi
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