CNN’s_NP Amanpour_NP 
Nancy_NP Pelosi_NP ,_, Beating_NP Attacks_NP Right_NP and_CC Left_NP ._SENT Aired_VVN 1-2p_JJ ET_NNS 
Aired_VVN September_NP 10_CD ,_, 2018_CD -_: 13_CD :_: 00_CD :_: 00_CD ET_NN 

My_PP$ exclusive_JJ interview_NN with_IN Nancy_NP Pelosi_NP ,_, the_DT most_RBS powerful_JJ woman_NN ever_RB elected_VVN in_IN America_NP ,_, now_RB beating_VVG back_JJ attacks_NNS from_IN the_DT right_NN and_CC the_DT left_NN ._SENT 

She_PP tells_VVZ me_PP she_PP is_VBZ staying_VVG as_RB long_RB as_IN Trump_NP is_VBZ president_NN ._SENT Also_RB ,_, ahead_RB ,_, Oscar_NP nominated_VVD actor_NN Ethan_NP Hawke_NP on_IN directing_VVG a_DT new_JJ country_NN music_NN biopic_JJ and_CC losing_VVG himself_PP in_IN a_DT performance_NN ._SENT 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: And_CC ,_, introducing_VVG four_CD new_JJ colleagues_NNS to_TO the_DT show_NN ._SENT How_WRB this_DT diverse_JJ ,_, talented_JJ group_NN of_IN story_NN tellers_NNS will_MD help_VV us_PP to_TO navigate_VV our_PP$ rapidly_RB changing_JJ world_NN ._SENT 

Welcome_JJ to_TO the_DT program_NN ,_, everyone_NN ._SENT I_PP 'm_VBP Christian_JJ Amanpour_NP ._SENT Now_RB ,_, as_IN a_DT sense_NN of_IN crisis_NN engulfs_VVZ the_DT White_NP House_NP ,_, Democrats_NPS are_VBP feeling_VVG this_DT might_MD be_VB their_PP$ chance_NN to_TO retake_VV the_DT House_NP of_IN Representatives_NPS in_IN the_DT upcoming_JJ midterm_NN elections_NNS ,_, which_WDT means_VVZ that_DT Republicans_NPS and_CC President_NP Trump_NP could_MD soon_RB face_VV their_PP$ worst_JJS nightmare_NN ._SENT 

Nancy_NP Pelosi_NP with_IN subpoena_NN power_NN ._SENT When_WRB she_PP was_VBD speaker_NN of_IN the_DT House_NP ,_, Pelosi_NP was_VBD third_JJ in_IN line_NN to_TO the_DT presidency_NN ,_, the_DT most_RBS powerful_JJ woman_NN in_IN American_JJ history_NN ._SENT And_CC she_PP was_VBD one_CD of_IN the_DT most_RBS effective_JJ speakers_NNS ever_RB ,_, passing_VVG landmark_JJ legislation_NN on_IN health_NN care_NN and_CC Wall_NP Street_NP reform_NN among_IN so_RB many_JJ other_JJ issues_NNS ,_, and_CC that_IN/that through_IN a_DT deeply_RB divided_VVN Congress_NP ._SENT 

The_DT right_NN has_VHZ spent_VVN hundreds_NNS of_IN millions_NNS of_IN dollars_NNS painting_VVG her_PP as_IN a_DT radical_JJ and_CC rogue_NN liberal_NN ._SENT Now_RB ,_, after_IN decades_NNS at_IN the_DT top_NN ,_, even_RB young_JJ activists_NNS are_VBP urging_VVG her_PP to_TO pass_VV on_IN the_DT mantle_NN from_IN her_PP$ own_JJ party_NN ._SENT I_PP sat_VVD down_RP with_IN minority_NN leader_NN Nancy_NP Pelosi_NP in_IN her_PP$ office_NN on_IN Capitol_NP Hill_NP ._SENT She_PP tells_VVZ me_PP that_IN/that she_PP 's_VBZ not_RB going_VVG anywhere_RB just_RB as_IN she_PP appears_VVZ on_IN the_DT front_JJ cover_NN of_IN "_`` TIME_NN "_'' magazine_NN for_IN the_DT very_RB first_JJ time_NN ._SENT I_PP started_VVD by_IN asking_VVG her_PP the_DT million-dollar_NN question_NN ._SENT 

Leader_NP Pelosi_NP ,_, welcome_JJ to_TO the_DT program_NN ._SENT It_PP is_VBZ an_DT amazing_JJ time_NN for_IN me_PP to_TO be_VB in_IN Washington_NP and_CC to_TO be_VB talking_VVG to_TO you_PP ._SENT First_JJ and_CC foremost_RB ,_, let_VV me_PP ask_VV you_PP about_IN what_WP everybody_NN is_VBZ asking_VVG ,_, who_WP could_MD and_CC how_WRB could_MD anyone_NN dare_VVP to_TO write_VV such_PDT a_DT broadside_NN against_IN the_DT president_NN they_PP serve_VVP from_IN inside_IN the_DT administration_NN ,_, maybe_RB even_RB inside_IN the_DT White_NP House_NP ?_SENT How_WRB did_VVD you_PP react_VVP to_TO that_DT ?_SENT 

REP._NP NANCY_NP PELOSI_NP ,_, D-CA_NP :_: I_PP would_MD heard_VVN from_IN many_JJ Republicans_NPS who_WP say_VVP the_DT party_NN of_IN Lincoln_NP cannot_MD survive_VV as_IN the_DT party_NN of_IN Trump_NP ._SENT His_PP$ behavior_NN ,_, his_PP$ dysfunction_NN ,_, his_PP$ jeopardizing_VVG our_PP$ national_JJ security_NN in_IN terms_NNS of_IN how_WRB we_PP are_VBP viewed_VVN in_IN the_DT world_NN and_CC how_WRB we_PP have_VHP abandoned_VVN our_PP$ allies_NNS ._SENT His_PP$ abandoning_VVG of_IN not_RB only_RB national_JJ security_NN but_CC fiscal_JJ security_NN in_IN terms_NNS of_IN running_VVG up_RP the_DT national_JJ debt_NN ,_, and_CC the_DT tone_NN on_IN how_WRB he_PP acts_VVZ ._SENT 

We_PP hear_VVP this_DT from_IN Republicans_NNS all_RB over_RB and_CC I_PP guess_VVP in_IN the_DT White_NP House_NP somebody_NN --_: I_PP ca_MD n't_RB know_VV ,_, we_PP do_VVP n't_RB know_VV who_WP ,_, whether_IN it_PP maybe_RB we_PP will_MD soon_RB --_: just_RB decided_VVD that_IN/that for_IN the_DT good_JJ of_IN the_DT country_NN people_NNS had_VHD to_TO be_VB --_: have_VHP comfort_NN to_TO know_VV that_IN/that there_EX was_VBD a_DT check_NN on_IN him_PP in_IN the_DT White_NP House_NP ._SENT 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: But_CC what_WP does_VVZ it_PP really_RB mean_VVP ?_SENT Because_IN the_DT debate_NN about_IN this_DT op-_NN ed_VVN in_IN "_`` The_DT New_NP York_NP Times_NP "_`` going_VVG public_NN from_IN within_IN --_: from_IN inside_RB has_VHZ sparked_VVN a_DT whole_JJ lot_NN of_IN criticism_NN ,_, in_IN fact_NN ,_, even_RB from_IN people_NNS who_WP oppose_VVP the_DT president_NN ._SENT They_PP say_VVP he_PP 's_VBZ subverting_VVG the_DT constitution_NN ,_, he_PP or_CC she_PP ,_, the_DT writer_NN is_VBZ subverting_VVG the_DT constitution_NN ,_, that_IN/that there_EX are_VBP constitutional_JJ processes_NNS if_IN you_PP have_VHP this_DT kind_NN of_IN problem_NN with_IN the_DT person_NN you_PP serve_VVP ._SENT You_PP can_MD go_VV to_TO Congress_NP ._SENT You_PP can_MD set_VV in_IN motion_NN all_DT sorts_NNS of_IN procedures_NNS ._SENT What_WP --_: where_WRB do_VVP you_PP come_VV down_RP on_IN that_DT ?_SENT 

PELOSI_NN :_: I_PP do_VVP n't_RB think_VV that_IN/that any_DT individual_NN in_IN the_DT White_NP House_NP writing_VVG an_DT anonymous_JJ op-ed_NN is_VBZ subverting_VVG the_DT constitution_NN ._SENT I_PP think_VVP the_DT president_NN may_MD be_VB because_IN of_IN the_DT system_NN of_IN checks_NNS and_CC balances_NNS ,_, which_WDT is_VBZ the_DT brilliance_NN of_IN our_PP$ constitution_NN ,_, is_VBZ not_RB respected_VVN by_IN the_DT president_NN ._SENT It_PP 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO think_VV that_IN/that he_PP respects_VVZ the_DT first_JJ branch_NN of_IN government_NN ,_, Article_NP 1_CD ,_, the_DT legislative_JJ branch_NN ._SENT But_CC I_PP do_VVP n't_RB even_RB think_VVP he_PP respects_VVZ the_DT executive_JJ branch_NN that_IN/that much_RB in_IN terms_NNS of_IN his_PP$ behavior_NN ._SENT 

So_RB ,_, taking_VVG the_DT place_NN where_WRB the_DT president_NN said_VVD ,_, "_`` This_DT is_VBZ treason_NN and_CC they_PP 're_VBP subverting_VVG the_DT constitution_NN ,_, "_`` no_UH ,_, it_PP is_VBZ n't_RB so_RB ._SENT There_EX 's_VBZ a_DT question_NN of_IN the_DT suitability_NN of_IN this_DT person_NN to_TO be_VB president_NN ,_, the_DT people_NNS elected_VVD him_PP ._SENT We_PP have_VHP a_DT responsibility_NN to_TO work_VV with_IN him_PP ,_, to_TO get_VV results_NNS for_IN the_DT American_JJ people_NNS ._SENT To_TO the_DT extent_NN that_IN/that the_DT people_NNS who_WP were_VBD with_IN him_PP are_VBP menaced_VVN by_IN him_PP is_VBZ something_NN that_IN/that we_PP ,_, well_RB ,_, hopefully_RB ,_, in_IN the_DT November_NP elections_NNS will_MD have_VH a_DT further_JJR check_NN on_IN him_PP because_IN the_DT Republicans_NPS in_IN Congress_NP have_VHP had_VHN nothing_NN to_TO say_VV about_IN this_DT ._SENT 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: Well_RB ,_, that_WDT 's_VBZ what_WP I_PP was_VBD going_VVG to_TO ask_VV ._SENT You_PP just_RB talked_VVD about_IN the_DT co-equal_JJ branch_NN of_IN government_NN ,_, the_DT Congress_NP is_VBZ a_DT co-equal_JJ branch_NN of_IN government_NN ._SENT And_CC I_PP just_RB wonder_VVP whether_IN what_WP your_PP$ commentary_NN is_VBZ on_IN ,_, for_IN instance_NN ,_, the_DT current_JJ speaker_NN ,_, the_DT outgoing_JJ speaker_NN ,_, Paul_NP Ryan_NP ,_, who_WP is_VBZ not_RB going_VVG to_TO seek_VV re-election_NN and_CC the_DT Republican_JJ establishment_NN ,_, they_PP are_VBP accused_VVN of_IN caring_VVG more_JJR about_IN their_PP$ own_JJ base_NN and_CC their_PP$ own_JJ personal_JJ elections_NNS than_IN about_RB the_DT presidency_NN or_CC ,_, indeed_RB ,_, the_DT country_NN and_CC the_DT party_NN ._SENT 

PELOSI_NP :_: Well_UH ,_, I_PP would_MD make_VV a_DT distinction_NN between_IN the_DT Republicans_NPS and_CC Congress_NP because_IN they_PP have_VHP been_VBN completely_RB delinquent_JJ in_IN their_PP$ duties_NNS in_IN terms_NNS of_IN oversight_NN of_IN this_DT administration_NN in_IN so_RB many_JJ ways_NNS ._SENT They_PP have_VHP tolerated_VVN and_CC participated_VVN in_IN corruption_NN ,_, cronyism_NN and_CC incompetence_NN ._SENT We_PP said_VVD in_RP '_'' 06_CD ,_, drain_VV the_DT swamp_NN ,_, culture_NN of_IN corruption_NN ,_, cronyism_NN and_CC incompetent_JJ ._SENT And_CC president_NN hijacked_VVD the_DT title_NN ,_, betrayed_VVD the_DT mission_NN and_CC there_RB --_: it_PP 's_VBZ even_RB worse_RBR now_RB because_IN of_IN so_RB much_JJ corruption_NN and_CC conflicts_NNS of_IN interest_NN within_IN the_DT executive_JJ branch_NN ._SENT 

So_RB I_PP would_MD make_VV a_DT distinction_NN between_IN the_DT Republicans_NPS in_IN Congress_NP because_IN they_PP have_VHP just_RB --_: they_PP 've_VHP been_VBN enablers_NNS of_IN all_DT of_IN this_DT ._SENT And_CC the_DT established_JJ Republicans_NPS who_WP I_PP think_VVP see_VV and_CC hope_VV for_IN a_DT different_JJ outcome_NN in_IN all_DT of_IN this_DT because_IN they_PP do_VVP believe_VV ,_, as_IN I_PP said_VVD earlier_RBR ,_, the_DT party_NN of_IN Lincoln_NP cannot_MD survive_VV as_IN the_DT party_NN of_IN Trump_NP ._SENT 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: So_RB you_PP say_VVP they_PP hope_VVP for_IN a_DT different_JJ outcome_NN ._SENT I_PP wonder_VVP if_IN that_WDT includes_VVZ losing_VVG the_DT House_NP of_IN Representatives_NPS ._SENT In_IN other_JJ words_NNS ,_, do_VVP you_PP believe_VVP that_IN/that the_DT Democrats_NPS will_MD take_VV back_RB the_DT House_NP the_DT midterm_NN elections_NNS ?_SENT 

PELOSI_NP :_: Oh_UH ,_, I_PP do_VVP ,_, yes_UH ._SENT Well_RB ,_, if_IN the_DT election_NN were_VBD held_VVN today_NN ,_, that_WDT 's_VBZ the_DT only_JJ --_: we_PP have_VHP nine_CD Tuesdays_NNS to_TO go_VV until_IN the_DT election_NN and_CC if_IN the_DT election_NN were_VBD held_VVN today_NN we_PP would_MD win_VV overwhelmingly_RB and_CC women_NNS would_MD lead_VV the_DT way_NN ._SENT 

We_PP have_VHP so_RB many_JJ excellent_JJ women_NNS candidates_NNS across_IN the_DT country_NN ._SENT Women_NNS marched_VVD and_CC then_RB they_PP ran_VVD and_CC now_RB they_PP 're_VBP running_VVG and_CC now_RB they_PP 're_VBP going_VVG to_TO be_VB members_NNS of_IN Congress_NP ._SENT We_PP 're_VBP very_RB excited_VVN about_IN that_DT ._SENT And_CC that_WDT will_MD lead_VV the_DT way_NN to_TO our_PP$ victory_NN ._SENT But_CC I_PP do_VVP think_VV that_IN/that there_EX are_VBP Republicans_NNS out_IN there_EX who_WP --_: I_PP 'm_VBP not_RB saying_VVG they_PP support_VV us_PP but_CC I_PP 'm_VBP saying_VVG they_PP 're_VBP not_RB going_VVG to_TO fight_VV us_PP ._SENT 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: When_WRB you_PP if_IN it_PP was_VBD held_VVN today_NN ,_, it_PP is_VBZ said_VVD that_IN/that the_DT Democrats_NPS need_VVP to_TO win_VV 23_CD Republican_JJ House_NP seats_NNS in_IN order_NN to_TO flip_VV the_DT House_NN back_RB to_TO your_PP$ control_NN ._SENT Do_VV you_PP think_VV that_WDT is_VBZ a_DT certainty_NN if_IN the_DT election_NN were_VBD held_VVN today_NN ?_SENT 

PELOSI_NP :_: Oh_UH ,_, absolutely_RB ._SENT I_PP think_VVP it_PP would_MD be_VB a_DT bigger_JJR victory_NN ._SENT But_CC ,_, again_RB ,_, these_DT are_VBP all_RB very_RB close_JJ races_NNS ._SENT People_NNS ask_VVP me_PP is_VBZ this_DT a_DT tsunami_NN or_CC is_VBZ it_PP wave_VVP ?_SENT And_CC I_PP said_VVD ,_, in_IN neither_DT case_NN ,_, it_PP 's_VBZ many_JJ drops_NNS of_IN water_NN and_CC it_PP 's_VBZ all_DT very_RB close_JJ ._SENT So_RB ,_, it_PP wo_MD n't_RB be_VB a_DT big_JJ margin_NN ,_, it_PP will_MD be_VB small_JJ margins_NNS in_IN many_JJ races_NNS that_WDT will_MD produce_VV the_DT victory_NN ._SENT 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: I_PP 'm_VBP going_VVG to_TO get_VV into_IN the_DT details_NNS of_IN these_DT races_NNS because_IN there_EX seems_VVZ to_TO be_VB a_DT sort_NN of_IN insurgency_NN happening_VVG even_RB within_IN the_DT Democratic_JJ party_NN right_RB now_RB ,_, we_PP 've_VHP seen_VVN in_IN all_PDT these_DT special_JJ elections_NNS and_CC primaries_NNS and_CC elsewhere_RB ._SENT 

But_CC first_RB ,_, I_PP want_VVP to_TO mention_VV what_WP I_PP 've_VHP already_RB mentioned_VVN in_IN the_DT introduction_NN to_TO you_PP that_IN/that for_IN the_DT first_JJ time_NN you_PP were_VBD on_IN the_DT cover_NN of_IN a_DT national_JJ --_: an_DT international_JJ news_NN magazine_NN ._SENT And_CC I_PP say_VVP for_IN the_DT first_JJ time_NN because_IN even_RB when_WRB you_PP shattered_VVD what_WP they_PP called_VVD the_DT marble_NN ceiling_NN here_RB in_IN 

the_DT Capitol_NP by_IN becoming_VVG the_DT first_JJ female_JJ speaker_NN ,_, somehow_RB they_PP did_VVD n't_RB think_VV that_WDT was_VBD worthy_JJ enough_RB to_TO put_VV on_IN the_DT cover_NN of_IN "_`` TIME_NN "_'' magazine_NN ._SENT How_WRB do_VVP you_PP feel_VVP seeing_VVG this_DT cover_NN finally_RB ?_SENT 

PELOSI_NP :_: Well_UH ,_, the_DT fact_NN is_VBZ that_IN/that at_IN the_DT time_NN I_PP think_VVP it_PP was_VBD kind_NN of_IN surprising_JJ because_IN the_DT next_JJ person_NN to_TO become_VV speaker_NN was_VBD right_JJ on_IN the_DT cover_NN ,_, John_NP Danner_NP ,_, and_CC it_PP was_VBD like_JJ ,_, they_PP did_VVD not_RB understand_VV the_DT historic_JJ significance_NN of_IN a_DT woman_NN becoming_VVG the_DT third_JJ most_RBS powerful_JJ person_NN in_IN the_DT country_NN ,_, the_DT president_NN ,_, the_DT vice_JJ president_NN ,_, speaker_NN of_IN the_DT House_NP ,_, it_PP 's_VBZ a_DT constitutional_JJ office_NN ._SENT And_CC --_: but_CC they_PP did_VVD n't_RB ._SENT 

And_CC I_PP do_VVP n't_RB think_VV too_RB much_RB about_IN it_PP ._SENT But_CC I_PP do_VVP think_VV that_IN/that other_JJ women_NNS did_VVD and_CC it_PP 's_VBZ long_RB overdue_JJ ._SENT I_PP thought_VVD when_WRB we_PP pass_VVP the_DT Affordable_NP Care_NP Act_NP ,_, expanding_VVG health_NN care_NN to_TO so_RB many_JJ more_JJR millions_NNS more_JJR people_NNS and_CC the_DT rest_NN ,_, that_WDT that_RB might_MD get_VV their_PP$ attention_NN ,_, but_CC it_PP did_VVD n't_RB ._SENT 

But_CC anyway_RB ,_, it_PP 's_VBZ here_RB now_RB and_CC that_DT 's_VBZ nice_JJ ._SENT But_CC I_PP think_VVP a_DT lot_NN of_IN women_NNS are_VBP --_: they_PP 're_VBP thinking_VVG why_WRB now_RB ?_SENT Why_WRB did_VVD it_PP take_VVP so_RB long_RB ?_SENT You_PP have_VHP to_TO ask_VV them_PP ._SENT 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: I_PP want_VVP to_TO ask_VV you_PP --_: frankly_RB ,_, I_PP want_VVP to_TO read_VV to_TO you_PP what_WP "_`` TIME_NN "_'' has_VHZ written_VVN partly_RB about_IN your_PP$ record_NN ,_, that_WDT you_PP are_VBP one_CD the_DT most_RBS consequential_JJ political_JJ figures_NNS of_IN your_PP$ generation_NN ._SENT "_`` It_PP was_VBD her_PP$ creativity_NN ,_, stamina_NN and_CC willpower_NN that_WDT drove_VVD the_DT defining_VVG Democratic_JJ 

accomplishments_NNS of_IN the_DT past_JJ decade_NN from_IN universal_JJ access_NN to_TO health_NN care_NN coverage_NN to_TO saving_VVG the_DT U.S._NP economy_NN from_IN collapse_NN ,_, from_IN reforming_VVG Wall_NP Street_NP to_TO allowing_VVG gay_JJ people_NNS to_TO openly_RB serve_VV in_IN the_DT military_NN ._SENT Her_PP$ Republican_JJ successes_NNS ineptitude_NN has_VHZ thrown_VVN her_PP$ skills_NNS into_IN sharp_JJ relief_NN ._SENT "_'' 

Now_RB ,_, I_PP 'm_VBP saying_VVG that_IN/that not_RB just_RB to_TO compliment_VV you_PP and_CC to_TO puff_VV you_PP up_RP but_CC to_TO remind_VV --_: 

PELOSI_NN :_: It_PP 's_VBZ OK_JJ ._SENT 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: That_WDT 's_VBZ OK_JJ too_RB ._SENT But_CC to_TO remind_VV that_IN/that you_PP 're_VBP not_RB just_RB a_DT trailblazing_JJ woman_NN that_IN/that ,_, in_IN fact_NN ,_, for_IN the_DT Democratic_JJ party_NN and_CC for_IN the_DT country_NN you_PP have_VHP achieved_VVN incredible_JJ things_NNS ._SENT And_CC for_IN that_DT ,_, it_PP appears_VVZ your_PP$ thank_VVP you_PP is_VBZ being_VBG challenged_VVN not_RB just_RB from_IN the_DT Republicans_NPS ,_, as_IN they_PP always_RB do_VVP use_VV the_DT boogeyman_NN ,_, but_CC from_IN within_IN your_PP$ own_JJ party_NN ._SENT You_PP are_VBP being_VBG challenged_VVN by_IN younger_JJR generation_NN who_WP say_VVP it_PP 's_VBZ time_NN for_IN new_JJ blood_NN ,_, it_PP 's_VBZ time_NN for_IN new_JJ leadership_NN ._SENT You_PP know_VVP ,_, we_PP do_VVP n't_RB necessarily_RB want_VVP Nancy_NP Pelosi_NP as_IN the_DT speaker_NN even_RB if_IN we_PP win_VVP back_RB control_VV of_IN the_DT House_NP ._SENT 

PELOSI_NP :_: Well_UH ,_, I_PP do_VVP agree_VV that_IN/that it_PP 's_VBZ time_NN for_IN new_JJ blood_NN and_CC we_PP should_MD move_VV on_RP ._SENT And_CC if_IN Hillary_NP Clinton_NP had_VHD won_VVN and_CC this_DT Affordable_NP Care_NP Act_NP was_VBD protected_VVN I_PP feel_VVP very_RB proprietary_JJ about_IN that_DT ._SENT I_PP was_VBD happy_JJ to_TO go_VV my_PP$ way_NN ._SENT We_PP did_VVD n't_RB know_VV who_WP would_MD come_VV forward_RB but_CC that_DT 's_VBZ up_RB to_TO the_DT caucus_NN ._SENT They_PP give_VVP me_PP the_DT honor_NN of_IN serving_VVG and_CC it_PP 's_VBZ up_RB to_TO them_PP to_TO choose_VV who_WP comes_VVZ next_JJ ._SENT But_CC to_TO have_VH no_DT woman_NN at_IN the_DT table_NN and_CC to_TO have_VH the_DT Affordable_NP Care_NP Act_NP at_IN risk_NN ,_, I_PP say_VVP ,_, as_RB long_RB as_IN he_PP 's_VBZ here_RB ,_, I_PP 'm_VBP here_RB ._SENT So_RB ,_, 45._CD Not_RB to_TO be_VB disrespectful_JJ but_RB --_: 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: You_PP 're_VBP referencing_VVG Trump_NP ,_, 45_CD ?_SENT 

PELOSI_NP :_: Yes_UH ._SENT And_CC so_RB ,_, yes_UH ._SENT But_CC I_PP 've_VHP always_RB been_VBN opposed_VVN --_: I_PP think_VVP there_EX was_VBD one_CD election_NN for_IN leadership_NN that_IN/that I_PP was_VBD not_RB opposed_VVN in_IN ._SENT So_RB ,_, people_NNS like_VVP to_TO get_VV started_VVN on_IN what_WP they_PP think_VVP comes_VVZ next_JJ and_CC that_WDT 's_VBZ up_RB to_TO the_DT caucus_NN to_TO decide_VV ._SENT But_CC I_PP feel_VVP very_RB comfortable_JJ about_IN the_DT support_NN I_PP have_VHP in_IN the_DT caucus_NN and_CC that_IN/that I_PP will_MD be_VB the_DT speaker_NN of_IN the_DT House_NP ._SENT 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: So_RB you_PP 're_VBP definitely_RB going_VVG to_TO stand_VV and_CC you_PP definitely_RB think_VVP you_PP 're_VBP going_VVG to_TO win_VV ?_SENT 

PELOSI_NP :_: Well_UH ,_, I_PP think_VVP it_PP 's_VBZ important_JJ for_IN women_NNS to_TO see_VV as_RB well_RB because_IN you_PP ca_MD n't_RB run_VV away_RB from_IN a_DT fight_NN ._SENT You_PP 're_VBP in_IN the_DT arena_NN ._SENT So_RB ,_, when_WRB some_DT people_NNS 

come_VV forward_RB and_CC say_VV ,_, "_`` Well_UH ,_, we_PP should_MD have_VH somebody_NN new_JJ ._SENT "_`` OK_UH ._SENT You_PP 're_VBP in_IN the_DT arena_NN ._SENT When_WRB the_DT Republicans_NPS have_VHP such_PDT a_DT poverty_NN of_IN ideas_NNS that_IN/that the_DT only_JJ thing_NN they_PP can_MD put_VV in_IN their_PP$ ads_NNS is_VBZ I_PP 'm_VBP a_DT San_NP Francisco_NP liberal_NN who_WP supports_VVZ LGBTQ_NP rights_NNS ,_, I_PP can_MD take_VV the_DT heat_NN ._SENT I_PP do_VVP n't_RB like_IN implying_VVG that_DT 's_VBZ not_RB a_DT good_JJ thing_NN ,_, our_PP$ San_NP Francisco_NP values_VVZ ._SENT 

But_CC I_PP want_VVP women_NNS to_TO know_VV that_IN/that this_DT is_VBZ n't_RB easy_JJ ._SENT Power_NN is_VBZ never_RB given_VVN away_RP and_CC it_PP always_RB has_VHZ to_TO be_VB fought_VVN for_IN ._SENT And_CC this_DT is_VBZ ,_, again_RB ,_, a_DT constitutional_JJ office_NN and_CC I_PP feel_VVP very_RB confident_JJ about_IN the_DT support_NN of_IN my_PP$ colleagues_NNS as_RB well_RB as_IN the_DT fact_NN we_PP will_MD win_VV the_DT election_NN ._SENT 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: First_JJ and_CC foremost_RB ,_, people_NNS are_VBP wondering_VVG whether_IN this_DT will_MD be_VB ,_, I_PP think_VVP you_PP said_VVD early_RB on_RB ,_, the_DT beginning_NN of_IN the_DT end_NN ,_, you_PP know_VVP ,_, if_IN you_PP win_VVP back_RB the_DT House_NP ,_, does_VVZ this_DT put_VV this_DT president_NN and_CC this_DT administration_NN in_IN the_DT hot_JJ seat_NN in_IN terms_NNS of_IN accountability_NN ?_SENT You_PP ,_, on_IN the_DT other_JJ hand_NN ,_, have_VHP never_RB really_RB talked_VVD up_RP the_DT idea_NN of_IN impeachment_NN ._SENT 

PELOSI_NP :_: Yes_UH ._SENT 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: You_PP did_VVD n't_RB want_VV to_TO do_VV it_PP for_IN George_NP Ww_NP ._SENT Bush_NP when_WRB people_NNS were_VBD saying_VVG ,_, you_PP know_VVP ,_, the_DT Iraq_NP war_NN ,_, et_NP cetera_NP ,_, and_CC you_PP do_VVP n't_RB particularly_RB want_VVP to_TO do_VV it_PP now_RB ,_, if_IN I_PP 'm_VBP reading_VVG you_PP correctly_RB ._SENT 

PELOSI_NP :_: Well_UH ,_, I_PP do_VVP n't_RB think_VV that_DT impeachment_NN should_MD be_VB engaged_VVN in_IN for_IN political_JJ reason_NN but_CC I_PP do_VVP n't_RB think_VV it_PP should_MD be_VB avoided_VVN for_IN a_DT political_JJ reason_NN ._SENT In_IN other_JJ words_NNS ,_, if_IN the_DT facts_NNS are_VBP there_RB ,_, then_RB it_PP takes_VVZ us_PP to_TO a_DT place_NN ._SENT But_CC that_DT is_VBZ not_RB our_PP$ priority_NN ._SENT Our_PP$ priority_NN ,_, again_RB ,_, unifying_JJ ._SENT 

Impeachment_NN is_VBZ a_DT very_RB divisive_JJ approach_NN ._SENT Elections_NNS should_MD determine_VV who_WP is_VBZ in_IN office_NN ._SENT 

If_IN the_DT president_NN has_VHZ broken_VVN the_DT law_NN ,_, he_PP is_VBZ not_RB above_IN the_DT law_NN ._SENT But_CC that_DT remains_VVZ to_TO be_VB seen_VVN ._SENT What_WP we_PP 're_VBP about_RB in_IN our_PP$ campaign_NN is_VBZ that_IN/that we_PP are_VBP for_IN the_DT people_NNS ,_, for_IN lower_JJR health_NN care_NN cause_NN ,_, lowering_VVG prescription_NN drug_NN prices_NNS ,_, we_PP 're_VBP for_IN raising_VVG paychecks_NNS ,_, increasing_VVG --_: lowering_VVG health_NN care_NN costs_NNS ,_, 

increasing_VVG paychecks_NNS by_IN building_VVG the_DT infrastructure_NN of_IN America_NP and_CC for_IN cleaning_VVG up_RP government_NN to_TO make_VV sure_JJ people_NNS understand_VVP that_IN/that the_DT people_NNS 's_POS interests_NNS not_RB the_DT special_JJ interests_NNS are_VBP serviced_VVN here_RB in_IN the_DT United_NP States_NPS Capitol_NP ._SENT 

And_CC we_PP intend_VVP ,_, also_RB ,_, to_TO do_VV what_WP we_PP 've_VHP asked_VVN the_DT Republicans_NPS to_TO do_VV ,_, to_TO give_VV us_PP a_DT chance_NN --_: to_TO --_: members_NNS to_TO vote_VV on_IN common_JJ sense_NN ,_, gun_NN safety_NN ,_, gun_NN violence_NN prevention_NN ,_, legislation_NN and_CC to_TO protect_VV our_PP$ dreamers_NNS ,_, just_RB to_TO name_VV a_DT few_JJ things_NNS that_WDT would_MD n't_RB be_VB on_IN --_: you_PP ca_MD n't_RB ask_VV the_DT Republicans_NPS to_TO do_VV 

something_NN and_CC then_RB not_RB do_VV it_PP yourself_PP when_WRB you_PP have_VHP power_NN ._SENT 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: There_EX are_VBP many_JJ people_NNS who_WP wonder_VVP whether_IN Democratic_JJ led_VVN committees_NNS in_IN the_DT House_NP will_MD start_VV a_DT whole_JJ series_NN of_IN investigations_NNS and_CC accountability_NN on_IN this_DT president_NN ,_, on_IN this_DT administration_NN ._SENT 

PELOSI_NP :_: Well_UH ,_, in_IN both_DT cases_NNS ,_, in_IN terms_NNS of_IN what_WP we_PP would_MD affirmatively_RB do_VV in_IN terms_NNS of_IN legislation_NN ,_, we_PP have_VHP established_VVN our_PP$ --_: for_IN the_DT people_NNS ,_, lower_JJR health_NN care_NN costs_NNS ,_, bigger_JJR paychecks_NNS ,_, cleaner_JJR government_NN and_CC --_: we_PP 're_VBP asking_VVG --_: I_PP 'm_VBP asking_VVG with_IN no_DT presumption_NN ,_, no_DT measuring_NN for_IN drapes_NNS ,_, you_PP do_VVP n't_RB see_VV too_RB many_JJ drapes_NNS around_IN here_RB anyway_RB ,_, but_CC just_RB to_TO be_VB ready_JJ ._SENT We_PP have_VHP a_DT responsibility_NN to_TO be_VB ready_JJ ._SENT 

So_RB ,_, a_DT task_NN the_DT soon_RB to_TO be_VB chairman_NN ,_, our_PP$ ranked_VVN top_JJ Democrats_NNS on_IN these_DT committees_NNS to_TO work_VV with_IN their_PP$ committees_NNS to_TO establish_VV priorities_NNS for_IN us_PP to_TO consider_VV as_IN our_PP$ consensus_NN priorities_NNS to_TO go_VV forward_RB ._SENT In_IN the_DT same_JJ vein_NN with_IN the_DT oversight_NN ,_, this_DT cannot_MD be_VB scatter_NN shot_NN ._SENT We_PP 're_VBP doing_VVG this_DT in_IN a_DT very_RB 

serious_JJ ,_, responsible_JJ way_NN to_TO say_VV ,_, "_`` We_PP want_VVP to_TO seek_VV the_DT truth_NN ,_, the_DT truth_NN about_IN intervention_NN in_IN our_PP$ elections_NNS ,_, which_WDT undermines_VVZ the_DT sacred_JJ right_NN of_IN people_NNS to_TO vote_VV ,_, under_RB --_: oversight_NN of_IN the_DT air_NN our_PP$ children_NNS breathe_VVP ._SENT "_'' And_CC so_RB ,_, that_IN/that the_DT list_NN goes_VVZ on_IN ._SENT But_CC it_PP has_VHZ to_TO be_VB prioritized_JJ and_CC not_RB scatter_VV 

shot_NN but_CC direct_JJ shot_NN to_TO get_VV the_DT job_NN done_VVN ._SENT It_PP 's_VBZ all_DT about_RB seeking_VVG the_DT truth_NN ._SENT Where_WRB that_DT takes_VVZ us_PP with_IN the_DT president_NN and_CC his_PP$ performance_NN remains_VVZ to_TO be_VB seen_VVN ._SENT 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: Even_RB the_DT people_NNS who_WP criticize_VVP the_DT president_NN from_IN within_IN ,_, for_IN instance_NN ,_, this_DT op-ed_NN in_IN "_`` The_DT New_NP York_NP Times_NP "_'' say_VVP that_IN/that ,_, "_`` We_PP are_VBP not_RB the_DT left-wing_JJ opposition_NN ,_, no._VVG We_PP are_VBP not_RB ._SENT We_PP believe_VVP in_IN much_JJ of_IN his_PP$ agenda_NN ._SENT The_DT tax_NN reform_NN stimulus_NN ,_, the_DT deregulation_NN ,_, the_DT strengthening_NN of_IN the_DT military_NN ._SENT "_`` I_PP mean_VVP ,_, you_PP know_VVP ,_, the_DT economy_NN seems_VVZ to_TO be_VB working_VVG for_IN the_DT president_NN ._SENT He_PP could_MD translate_VV that_IN/that into_IN votes_NNS ._SENT 

PELOSI_NP :_: But_CC let_VV me_PP just_RB say_VVP that_IN/that I_PP would_MD characterize_VV your_PP$ description_NN of_IN his_PP$ accomplishments_NNS differently_RB ._SENT I_PP would_MD say_VV the_DT tax_NN bill_NN was_VBD not_RB a_DT 

stimulus_NN ,_, it_PP 's_VBZ a_DT tax_NN scam_NN that_WDT add_VVP $_$ 2_CD trillion_CD to_TO the_DT national_JJ debt_NN while_IN giving_VVG 83_CD percent_NN of_IN the_DT benefits_NNS to_TO the_DT top_JJ 1_CD percent_NN in_IN our_PP$ country_NN ,_, giving_VVG a_DT tax_NN break_NN to_TO corporations_NNS to_TO better_JJR tax_NN break_NN to_TO form_VV --_: create_VV jobs_NNS overseas_RB than_IN here_RB ._SENT On_IN the_DT second_JJ point_NN ,_, in_IN terms_NNS of_IN the_DT --_: 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: Deregulation_NN ?_SENT 

PELOSI_NNS :_: --_: deregulation_NN ,_, we_PP call_VVP that_IN/that ,_, we_PP do_VVP n't_RB want_VV any_DT more_JJR regulation_NN than_IN we_PP should_MD have_VH ._SENT But_CC what_WP they_PP 're_VBP doing_VVG is_VBZ removing_VVG protections_NNS ,_, protections_NNS for_IN clean_JJ air_NN ,_, clean_VV air_VV our_PP$ children_NNS breathe_VVP ,_, clean_JJ water_NN ,_, food_NN ,_, safety_NN ._SENT You_PP name_VVP any_DT subject_NN they_PP have_VHP taken_VVN down_RP ,_, protections_NNS ,_, that_WDT were_VBD part_NN of_IN the_DT Nixon_NP administration_NN ._SENT They_PP 're_VBP trying_VVG to_TO undermine_VV our_PP$ leadership_NN in_IN California_NP for_IN protecting_VVG the_DT environment_NN that_IN/that even_RB President_NP Reagan_NP supported_VVD ._SENT 

So_RB ,_, it_PP is_VBZ --_: they_PP 're_VBP going_VVG to_TO an_DT extreme_JJ place_NN calling_VVG it_PP deregulation_NN ,_, it_PP 's_VBZ acting_VVG on_IN behalf_NN of_IN their_PP$ donors_NNS at_IN the_DT expense_NN of_IN their_PP$ children_NNS and_CC their_PP$ future_NN ._SENT And_CC so_RB ,_, I_PP do_VVP n't_RB see_VV there_RB --_: their_PP$ tax_NN bill_NN was_VBD not_RB picking_VVG up_RP --_: if_IN it_PP was_VBD such_JJ a_DT big_JJ political_JJ issue_NN ,_, they_PP would_MD stop_VV doing_VVG their_PP$ ads_NNS about_IN me_PP and_CC do_VV their_PP$ ads_NNS about_IN their_PP$ tax_NN bill_NN but_CC it_PP 's_VBZ not_RB working_VVG for_IN them_PP because_IN people_NNS see_VVP that_IN/that it_PP is_VBZ not_RB helping_VVG out_RP in_IN terms_NNS of_IN jobs_NNS ,_, the_DT low_JJ end_NN employment_NN rate_NN there_RB is_VBZ ,_, this_RB --_: people_NNS do_VVP n't_RB want_VV to_TO be_VB told_VVN all_PDT the_DT indicators_NNS are_VBP great_JJ so_RB ,_, therefore_RB ,_, your_PP$ life_NN must_MD be_VB great_JJ ._SENT No_RB ,_, people_NNS need_VVP bigger_JJR paychecks_NNS ._SENT They_PP need_VVP bigger_JJR purchasing_NN power_NN ._SENT And_CC they_PP did_VVD n't_RB --_: they_PP 're_VBP not_RB getting_VVG that_IN/that from_IN that_DT bill_NN ._SENT 

So_RB ,_, I_PP do_VVP n't_RB see_VV --_: when_WRB you_PP talk_VVP about_IN the_DT economy_NN ,_, you_PP have_VHP to_TO talk_VV about_RB many_JJ more_JJR people_NNS participating_VVG in_IN the_DT prosperity_NN of_IN our_PP$ country_NN ._SENT And_CC one_CD of_IN the_DT most_RBS crucial_JJ issues_NNS to_TO people_NNS 's_POS own_JJ financial_JJ security_NN is_VBZ the_DT health_NN issue_NN ,_, it_PP 's_VBZ a_DT health_NN issue_NN and_CC it_PP 's_VBZ a_DT finance_NN issue_NN ._SENT And_CC that_DT 's_VBZ why_WRB lowering_VVG the_DT price_NN of_IN prescription_NN drugs_NNS ,_, lowering_VVG the_DT cost_NN of_IN health_NN care_NN is_VBZ central_JJ to_TO their_PP$ well-being_NN ._SENT 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: So_RB ,_, I_PP guess_VVP that_WDT brings_VVZ to_TO us_PP Brett_NP Kavanaugh_NP and_CC the_DT hearings_NNS and_CC him_PP being_VBG President_NP Trump_NP 's_POS nominee_NN ,_, second_JJ nominee_NN ,_, to_TO the_DT supreme_JJ court_NN ._SENT 

PELOSI_NNS :_: Elections_NNS have_VHP ramifications_NNS in_IN the_DT courts_NNS for_IN decades_NNS even_RB though_IN a_DT president_NN may_MD only_RB be_VB there_RB for_IN a_DT few_JJ years_NNS ._SENT 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: And_CC there_EX are_VBP observers_NNS and_CC pundits_NNS and_CC legal_JJ scholars_NNS who_WP believe_VVP that_IN/that the_DT Affordable_NP Care_NP Act_NP could_MD be_VB history_NN state_NN by_IN state_NN and_CC 

eventually_RB come_VVN to_TO the_DT supreme_JJ court_NN again_RB and_CC get_VV disapproved_VVN ,_, unlike_IN the_DT last_JJ time_NN ._SENT And_CC also_RB ,_, that_IN/that Roe_NP vs._CC Wade_NP ,_, the_DT rights_NNS of_IN women_NNS ,_, could_MD be_VB state_NN by_IN state_NN abolished_VVD ._SENT 

Is_VBZ that_IN/that over_IN fear_NN or_CC do_VVP you_PP think_VVP that_IN/that there_EX is_VBZ the_DT political_JJ climate_NN in_IN this_DT country_NN do_VVP something_NN as_IN radical_JJ as_RB dismiss_VVP universal_JJ health_NN care_NN and_CC dismiss_VV women_NNS 's_POS rights_NNS under_IN Roe_NP vs._CC Wade_NP ?_SENT 

PELOSI_NP :_: No_UH ,_, I_PP think_VVP that_IN/that dismissing_VVG Roe_NP V_NN Wade_NP ,_, a_DT woman_NN 's_POS right_NN to_TO choose_VV ,_, not_RB even_RB about_RB --_: it_PP 's_VBZ about_RB contraception_NN as_IN well_RB ._SENT People_NNS do_VVP n't_RB realize_VV that_DT ._SENT And_CC I_PP 'm_VBP ,_, you_PP know_VVP ,_, Italian-American_NP catholic_JJ ,_, big_JJ family_NN ,_, five_CD children_NNS in_IN six_CD years_NNS ,_, joy_NN in_IN our_PP$ lives_NNS ,_, my_PP$ husband_NN and_CC I_NN ,_, but_CC that_DT is_VBZ n't_RB up_RB the_DT path_NN for_IN everyone_NN and_CC it_PP it_PP 's_VBZ up_RB to_TO politicians_NNS or_CC judges_NNS in_IN the_DT court_NN to_TO determine_VV how_WRB women_NNS and_CC families_NNS make_VVP those_DT decisions_NNS ._SENT 

So_RB ,_, I_PP 'm_VBP very_RB protective_JJ of_IN a_DT woman_NN 's_POS right_NN to_TO choose_VV ._SENT And_CC I_PP think_VVP it_PP 's_VBZ very_RB much_JJ at_IN risk_NN and_CC it_PP 's_VBZ impossible_JJ to_TO exaggerate_VV because_IN the_DT president_NN ,_, one_CD of_IN the_DT ways_NNS he_PP got_VVD the_DT nomination_NN was_VBD to_TO agree_VV to_TO a_DT list_NN of_IN judges_NNS from_IN those_DT who_WP are_VBP opposed_VVN to_TO Roe_NP V_NN Wade_NP and_CC LGBTQ_NP ,_, it_PP sorts_VVZ of_IN goes_VVZ together_RB ,_, that_IN/that he_PP would_MD appoint_VV judges_NNS and_CC he_PP has_VHZ said_VVN ,_, the_DT president_NN said_VVD ,_, "_`` It_PP 's_VBZ a_DT done_VVN deed_NN ._SENT Roe_NP v._CC Wade_NP is_VBZ gone_VVN ._SENT "_'' 

And_CC so_RB ,_, everyone_NN who_WP can_MD --_: who_WP cares_VVZ about_RB that_WDT should_MD be_VB concerned_VVN about_IN Nominee_NP Kavanaugh_NP because_IN he_PP 's_VBZ even_RB ,_, I_PP do_VVP n't_RB know_VV ,_, ambiguous_JJ about_IN contraception_NN ._SENT And_CC ,_, of_IN course_NN ,_, access_NN to_TO quality_NN health_NN care_NN is_VBZ at_IN risk_NN because_IN Republicans_NPS are_VBP taking_VVG to_TO court_VV the_DT benefit_NN of_IN a_DT preexisting_VVG condition_NN ._SENT This_DT is_VBZ huge_JJ ._SENT And_CC 125_CD million_CD ,_, 130_CD million_CD families_NNS have_VHP a_DT preexisting_VVG condition_NN ,_, baby_NN born_VVN with_IN a_DT heart_NN defect_NN or_CC a_DT child_NN with_IN asthma_NN ,_, any_RB --_: name_NN anything_NN ,_, cancer_NN ,_, anything_NN as_IN a_DT preexisting_VVG condition_NN ._SENT And_CC under_IN the_DT Affordable_NP Care_NP Act_NP ,_, insurance_NN companies_NNS had_VHD to_TO give_VV affordable_JJ insurance_NN to_TO the_DT families_NNS ._SENT 

This_DT administration_NN and_CC the_DT Republican_JJ attorneys_NNS general_JJ across_IN the_DT country_NN are_VBP taking_VVG it_PP to_TO court_NN ._SENT The_DT Federal_NP Government_NP has_VHZ said_VVN ,_, "_`` We_PP 're_VBP not_RB protecting_VVG that_DT ._SENT "_'' Imagine_VV to_TO take_VV away_RP access_NN because_IN of_IN a_DT preexisting_VVG condition_NN that_WDT affects_VVZ 130_CD million_CD families_NNS ._SENT 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: That_WDT 's_VBZ why_WRB I_PP ask_VVP whether_IN you_PP think_VVP they_PP would_MD dare_VV to_TO do_VV it_PP ._SENT 

PELOSI_NNS :_: Not_RB only_RB theirs_PP to_TO do_VV it_PP but_CC it_PP 's_VBZ who_WP they_PP are_VBP ._SENT It_PP 's_VBZ who_WP they_PP are_VBP ._SENT They_PP do_VVP not_RB believe_VV in_IN a_DT public_JJ role_NN in_IN terms_NNS of_IN access_NN to_TO affordable_JJ health_NN care_NN ._SENT They_PP do_VVP n't_RB believe_VV in_IN Medicare_NP ,_, it_PP should_MD to_TO wither_VV on_IN the_DT vine_NN ._SENT They_PP slash_VVP $_$ 1.4_CD trillion_CD from_IN Medicaid_NP in_IN the_DT president_NN 's_POS budget_NN ,_, he_PP said_VVD to_TO cover_VV his_PP$ tax_NN cuts_NNS for_IN the_DT rich_JJ ._SENT 

So_RB ,_, it_PP 's_VBZ a_DT philosophical_JJ ideological_JJ difference_NN here_RB ._SENT 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: So_RB ,_, do_VV you_PP --_: I_PP mean_VVP ,_, at_IN the_DT hearings_NNS ,_, very_RB contumaciously_RB Senator_NP Cory_NP Booker_NP of_IN the_DT Democrats_NPS essentially_RB broke_VVD senate_NN procedures_NNS for_IN the_DT judiciary_NN committee_NN and_CC released_VVD some_DT confidential_JJ e-mails_NP ,_, which_WDT raised_VVD questions_NNS about_IN Judge_NP Kavanaugh_NP 's_POS acceptance_NN of_IN settled_VVN law_NN and_CC precedent_NN ._SENT 

Do_VVP you_PP think_VVP it_PP was_VBD important_JJ to_TO break_VV those_DT rules_NNS in_IN this_DT case_NN or_CC do_VVP you_PP think_VVP that_WDT opens_VVZ a_DT whole_JJ other_JJ can_NN of_IN worms_NNS ?_SENT 

PELOSI_NN :_: I_PP 'm_VBP not_RB absolutely_RB sure_JJ that_IN/that Senator_NP Booker_NP broke_VVD the_DT law_NN ._SENT I_PP think_VVP the_DT night_NN before_IN they_PP said_VVD it_PP was_VBD OK_JJ to_TO go_VV forward_RB with_IN items_NNS ,_, but_CC that_DT 's_VBZ neither_DT hearing_NN or_CC there_RB (_( ph_NN )_) ._SENT The_DT point_NN is_VBZ ,_, that_IN/that the_DT Republicans_NPS are_VBP departing_VVG from_IN any_DT sense_NN of_IN decency_NN and_CC responsible_JJ to_TO the_DT American_JJ people_NNS by_IN saying_VVG ,_, "_`` We_PP do_VVP not_RB want_VV to_TO see_VV all_DT of_IN these_DT documents_NNS that_WDT will_MD tell_VV us_PP something_NN ._SENT "_`` If_IN there_EX 's_VBZ nothing_NN to_TO hide_VV ,_, release_VV the_DT documents_NNS ._SENT 

Why_WRB are_VBP they_PP so_RB protective_JJ of_IN hiding_VVG those_DT documents_NNS ?_SENT That_DT is_VBZ the_DT violation_NN of_IN the_DT regular_JJ order_NN that_IN/that we_PP should_MD be_VB paying_VVG attention_NN to_TO ._SENT 

But_CC I_PP do_VVP not_RB --_: I_PP think_VVP that_IN/that in_IN these_DT hearings_NNS ,_, the_DT nominee_NN ,_, Kavanaugh_NP ,_, has_VHZ not_RB come_VVN off_RP well_RB at_IN all_DT ._SENT I_PP mean_VVP ,_, he_PP responds_VVZ but_CC he_PP does_VVZ n't_RB answer_VV ._SENT And_CC he_PP is_VBZ --_: I_PP think_VVP ,_, I_PP have_VHP no_DT assurance_NN that_IN/that he_PP has_VHZ any_DT faith_NN to_TO establish_VV law_NN ,_, stare_NN decisis_NN ._SENT And_CC I_PP think_VVP the_DT --_: both_CC the_DT Affordable_NP Care_NP Act_NP and_CC the_DT woman_NN 's_POS --_: Roe_NP V_NN Wade_NP are_VBP there_RB ._SENT 

But_CC more_JJR --_: as_RB equally_RB as_RB important_JJ at_IN all_DT that_WDT this_DT nominee_NN is_VBZ there_RB to_TO protect_VV this_DT president_NN ._SENT He_PP has_VHZ very_RB clearly_RB said_VVD that_IN/that a_DT president_NN should_MD n't_RB be_VB challenged_VVN even_RB though_IN he_PP was_VBD vile_JJ in_IN his_PP$ challenge_NN to_TO President_NP Clinton_NP ._SENT You_PP may_MD want_VV to_TO read_VV his_PP$ memos_NNS on_IN that_DT subject_NN ._SENT And_CC now_RB ,_, it_PP 's_VBZ like_IN the_DT president_NN should_MD be_VB above_IN the_DT law_NN ,_, we_PP should_MD n't_RB bother_VV him_PP with_IN this_DT ,_, he_PP 's_VBZ a_DT very_RB busy_JJ man_NN ._SENT And_CC I_PP think_VVP that_WDT undermines_VVZ that_DT rule_NN of_IN law_NN that_IN/that no_DT one_CD is_VBZ above_IN the_DT law_NN and_CC any_DT system_NN of_IN checks_NNS and_CC balances_NNS ._SENT If_IN the_DT court_NN is_VBZ going_VVG to_TO say_VV the_DT president_NN should_MD not_RB answer_VV for_IN his_PP$ behavior_NN ._SENT 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: So_RB ,_, from_IN where_WRB I_PP sit_VVP and_CC I_PP 'm_VBP sure_JJ from_IN where_WRB many_JJ people_NNS sit_VVP ,_, it_PP 's_VBZ very_RB hard_JJ to_TO know_VV how_WRB this_DT country_NN can_MD come_VV back_RB together_RB and_CC heal_VV ._SENT 

There_EX 's_VBZ so_RB much_JJ partisanship_NN ,_, so_RB much_JJ tribalism_NN --_: 

PELOSI_NP :_: No_UH ,_, it_PP can_MD ._SENT 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: --_: so_IN much_JJ poison_NN ._SENT Well_RB ,_, you_PP 're_VBP optimistic_JJ that_IN/that it_PP can_MD ._SENT Why_WRB do_VVP you_PP think_VVP your_PP$ party_NN ,_, as_IN we_PP 've_VHP seen_VVN in_IN these_DT elections_NNS right_RB now_RB ,_, is_VBZ moving_VVG further_RBR and_CC further_RBR to_TO the_DT left_JJ ,_, further_RBR and_CC further_RBR to_TO the_DT populist_JJ end_NN of_IN Democratic_JJ agenda_NN ?_SENT 

PELOSI_NP :_: But_CC I_PP do_VVP n't_RB even_RB accept_VV that_DT characterization_NN ,_, with_IN all_DT due_JJ respect_NN ._SENT In_IN a_DT couple_NN of_IN racists_NNS ,_, districts_NNS like_IN mine_NN ,_, yes_UH ,_, progressives_NNS are_VBP winning_VVG ._SENT And_CC progressive_JJ will_MD always_RB win_VV in_IN a_DT district_NN like_IN mine_NN --_: 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: But_CC in_IN New_NP York_NP ,_, Massachusetts_NP ._SENT Yes_UH ._SENT 

PELOSI_NP :_: District_NN like_IN mine_NN ,_, New_NP York_NP ,_, a_DT district_NN like_IN mine_NN ._SENT But_CC across_IN the_DT country_NN ,_, I_PP think_VVP you_PP see_VV something_NN different_JJ ._SENT I_PP think_VVP you_PP see_VVP --_: and_CC respectful_JJ of_IN those_DT results_NNS who_WP was_VBD elected_VVN ,_, the_DT job_NN title_NN --_: I_PP tell_VVP the_DT candidates_NNS ,_, "_'' Your_PP$ job_NN title_NN and_CC your_PP$ job_NN description_NN are_VBP one_CD of_IN the_DT same_JJ ,_, 

reprehensive_JJ ._SENT And_CC the_DT candidates_NNS who_WP are_VBP running_VVG at_IN other_JJ districts_NNS will_MD be_VB representative_JJ of_IN their_PP$ district_NN ._SENT "_'' As_RB far_RB as_IN the_DT Democratic_JJ party_NN always_RB having_VHG this_DT ,_, shall_MD we_PP say_VVP ,_, creative_JJ tension_NN ,_, we_PP 've_VHP always_RB had_VHN that_DT ._SENT We_PP 've_VHP always_RB had_VHN that_DT and_CC that_DT 's_VBZ part_NN of_IN the_DT dynamism_NN ._SENT We_PP 're_VBP not_RB a_DT rubber_NN stamp_NN ._SENT 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: Does_VVZ it_PP worry_VVP you_PP that_IN/that the_DT idea_NN of_IN centrism_NN ,_, at_IN least_JJS in_IN these_DT big_JJ elections_NNS and_CC they_PP 're_VBP under_IN the_DT microscope_NN ,_, whether_IN it_PP 's_VBZ in_IN Florida_NP for_IN governor_NN ._SENT The_DT Democratic_JJ candidate_NN who_WP touted_VVD herself_PP as_IN somebody_NN who_WP could_MD work_VV across_IN the_DT aisles_NNS did_VVD n't_RB win_VV ,_, and_CC it_PP was_VBD definitely_RB two_CD much_RB more_JJR --_: you_PP know_VVP ,_, two_CD people_NNS on_IN the_DT polls_NNS of_IN their_PP$ party_NN who_WP won_VVD ,_, both_CC Democrat_NP and_CC Republican_NP ._SENT 

PELOSI_NN :_: I_PP do_VVP n't_RB think_VV that_IN/that it_PP 's_VBZ on_IN the_DT polls_NNS ._SENT I_PP do_VVP n't_RB --_: I_PP ca_MD n't_RB speak_VV to_TO the_DT Republicans_NPS ._SENT That_DT may_MD be_VB ._SENT I_PP do_VVP n't_RB where_WRB --_: I_PP do_VVP n't_RB think_VV we_PP 've_VHP seen_VVN the_DT polls_NNS of_IN the_DT Republican_JJ party_NN ._SENT But_CC in_IN terms_NNS of_IN the_DT Democrat_NP ,_, the_DT one_CD thing_NN that_WDT brings_VVZ us_PP together_RB in_IN the_DT Congress_NP and_CC in_IN the_DT country_NN as_RB 

Democrats_NPS is_VBZ our_PP$ commitment_NN to_TO American_NP 's_POS working_VVG families_NNS and_CC finding_VVG solutions_NNS to_TO ,_, again_RB ,_, lower_RBR the_DT health_NN care_NN cost_NN ,_, increase_VV their_PP$ paychecks_NNS and_CC have_VHP then_RB have_VH faith_NN in_IN government_NN ._SENT And_CC that_DT is_VBZ n't_RB a_DT Democratic_JJ message_NN ,_, that_WDT 's_VBZ in_IN an_DT across_IN the_DT board_NN message_NN and_CC that_DT 's_VBZ where_WRB we_PP have_VHP common_JJ ground_NN ._SENT 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: So_RB ,_, you_PP 're_VBP not_RB worried_VVN about_IN sort_NN of_IN a_DT tea_NN party_NN insurgency_NN in_IN your_PP$ party_NN ?_SENT 

PELOSI_NNS :_: Not_RB at_IN all_DT ,_, not_RB at_IN all_DT ._SENT I_PP come_VVP here_RB as_IN a_DT San_NP Francisco_NP liberal_NN ._SENT They_PP spent_VVD hundred_CD million_CD dollars_NNS describing_VVG in_IN session_NN ,_, but_CC I_PP --_: 

AMANPOUR_NP :_: Yes_UH ._SENT But_CC you_PP 've_VHP proven_VVN your_PP$ --_: across_IN aisle_NN (_( ph_NN )_) credentials_NNS ._SENT 

PELOSI_NP :_: Well_UH ,_, yes_UH ._SENT When_WRB you_PP come_VVP ,_, you_PP find_VVP --_: try_VV to_TO find_VV common_JJ ground_NN ._SENT And_CC when_WRB you_PP ca_MD n't_RB ,_, as_IN I_PP 've_VHP said_VVN ,_, you_PP stand_VVP your_PP$ ground_NN but_CC you_PP --_: there_EX are_VBP some_DT places_NNS you_PP wo_MD n't_RB find_VV common_JJ ground_NN ._SENT You_PP 'll_MD never_RB come_VV agreement_NN on_IN a_DT woman_NN 's_POS rights_NNS to_TO choose_VV ,_, right_RB ?_SENT You_PP either_RB support_VVP it_PP or_CC you_PP do_VVP n't_RB ._SENT 

But_CC there_EX are_VBP many_JJ other_JJ areas_NNS where_WRB you_PP can_MD find_VV common_JJ ground_NN and_CC we_PP should_MD try_VV to_TO find_VV it_PP ._SENT 

But_CC let_VV me_PP just_RB say_VVP on_IN that_DT score_NN ,_, you_PP have_VHP to_TO bring_VV a_DT level_NN of_IN humility_NN to_TO the_DT table_NN because_IN you_PP have_VHP to_TO listen_VV ,_, to_TO hear_VV other_JJ people_NNS 's_POS point_NN of_IN view_NN ._SENT 

And_CC when_WRB I_PP send_VVP representatives_NNS to_TO the_DT budget_NN table_NN and_CC the_DT rest_NN ,_, I_PP say_VVP ,_, "_`` Be_VB agnostic_JJ as_RB to_TO where_WRB the_DT solution_NN springs_VVZ from_IN ._SENT You_PP know_VVP the_DT values_NNS and_CC principles_NNS of_IN our_PP$ party_NN in_IN terms_NNS of_IN America_NP 's_POS working_VVG families_NNS ._SENT But_CC if_IN a_DT solution_NN comes_VVZ forth_RB that_WDT grows_VVZ the_DT economy_NN ,_, to_TO create_VV good_JJ paying_VVG jobs_NNS and_CC reduce_VV the_DT national_JJ debt_NN ,_, we_PP do_VVP n't_RB care_VV if_IN it_PP 's_VBZ right_JJ ,_, left_RB ,_, center_NN or_CC wherever_WRB it_PP comes_VVZ from_IN ,_, we_PP 're_VBP there_RB to_TO go_VV forward_RB with_IN that_DT ._SENT "_'' 

And_CC so_RB ,_, I_PP think_VVP that_IN/that there_EX 's_VBZ reason_NN to_TO be_VB very_RB hopeful_JJ ._SENT 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: Everybody_NN is_VBZ talking_VVG about_IN this_DT wave_NN being_VBG the_DT unprecedented_JJ female_JJ wave_NN --_: 

PELOSI_NP :_: Yes_UH ._SENT 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: --_: the_DT last_JJ similar_JJ but_CC still_RB smaller_JJR was_VBD in_IN 1929_CD ,_, and_CC that_WDT came_VVD after_IN the_DT famous_JJ Anita_NP Hill_NP hearing_NN --_: 

PELOSI_NP :_: That_WDT 's_VBZ right_JJ ._SENT 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: --_: on_IN Capitol_NP Hill_NP ,_, which_WDT we_PP all_RB remember_VVP ._SENT How_WRB do_VVP you_PP translate_VV what_WP 's_VBZ happening_VVG right_RB now_RB ,_, the_DT record_NN number_NN of_IN women_NNS ,_, particularly_RB in_IN your_PP$ party_NN who_WP are_VBP running_VVG and_CC to_TO what_WP do_VVP you_PP attribute_VVP it_PP if_IN not_RB to_TO President_NP Trump_NP and_CC the_DT moment_NN we_PP live_VVP in_IN ?_SENT 

PELOSI_NN :_: I_PP believe_VVP that_IN/that this_DT is_VBZ sort_NN of_IN a_DT very_RB transformative_JJ time_NN because_IN women_NNS have_VHP seen_VVN how_WRB policy_NN affects_VVZ their_PP$ lives_NNS ._SENT Women_NNS marched_VVD ,_, it_PP was_VBD n't_RB anything_NN organized_VVN by_IN us_PP ,_, it_PP was_VBD organic_JJ ,_, it_PP was_VBD spontaneous_JJ ._SENT We_PP turned_VVD out_RP and_CC it_PP flushed_VVD wonderful_JJ numbers_NNS all_RB over_IN the_DT world_NN to_TO say_VV ,_, "_`` We_PP want_VVP to_TO have_VH a_DT voice_NN in_IN our_PP$ future_NN ._SENT "_'' 

Martin_NP Luther_NP King_NP said_VVD ,_, "_`` The_DT ballot_NN ,_, legislation_NN ,_, your_PP$ life_NN ._SENT "_`` That_DT people_NNS saw_VVD the_DT connection_NN ._SENT And_CC in_IN the_DT second_JJ march_NN ,_, people_NNS saw_VVD the_DT connection_NN between_IN --_: and_CC said_VVD about_IN their_PP$ issues_NNS ,_, their_PP$ values_NNS ,_, their_PP$ ethics_NNS and_CC the_DT vote_NN ,_, connecting_VVG it_PP to_TO the_DT vote_NN ,_, and_CC you_PP have_VHP to_TO run_VV ,_, you_PP know_VVP ,_, you_PP have_VHP to_TO get_VV in_IN the_DT arena_NN ._SENT It_PP 's_VBZ tough_JJ ._SENT People_NNS --_: who_WP is_VBZ a_DT bigger_JJR target_NN than_IN I_PP am_VBP ._SENT But_CC it_PP 's_VBZ worth_JJ it_PP ,_, you_PP have_VHP to_TO get_VV in_IN there_RB and_CC fight_VV ._SENT And_CC women_NNS have_VHP seen_VVN that_RB ._SENT 

Some_DT we_PP recruited_VVD ,_, encouraged_VVN to_TO say_VV ,_, "_'' Here_RB 's_VBZ a_DT way_NN you_PP can_MD do_VV this_DT ,_, "_`` :_: others_NNS self-recruited_JJ ._SENT So_RB ,_, it_PP is_VBZ about_IN women_NNS ,_, whether_IN they_PP 're_VBP young_JJ women_NNS coming_VVG out_RP of_IN college_NN ,_, coming_VVG out_RP of_IN the_DT military_JJ ,_, women_NNS like_VVP me_PP coming_VVG out_RP of_IN the_DT kitchen_NN to_TO the_DT Congress_NP ,_, from_IN housewife_NN to_TO House_NP Speaker_NP ,_, anything_NN is_VBZ possible_JJ for_IN them_PP ._SENT But_CC nothing_NN is_VBZ more_RBR wholesome_JJ for_IN America_NP ,_, for_IN our_PP$ system_NN of_IN government_NN and_CC politics_NNS than_IN increased_VVN participation_NN of_IN women_NNS in_IN our_PP$ leadership_NN and_CC participation_NN in_IN our_PP$ government_NN ._SENT 

And_CC I_PP honestly_RB believe_VVP ,_, if_IN we_PP decrease_VVP the_DT role_NN of_IN money_NN and_CC politics_NNS and_CC increase_VV the_DT level_NN of_IN civility_NN in_IN politics_NNS ,_, we_PP 'll_MD even_RB have_VH many_JJ more_JJR women_NNS who_WP will_MD go_VV forward_RB and_CC enter_VV the_DT arena_NN ,_, win_VV the_DT fight_NN ,_, make_VVP a_DT difference_NN ._SENT And_CC it_PP will_MD all_RB happen_VV in_IN the_DT Congress_NP where_WRB we_PP will_MD observe_VV the_DT 100th_JJ anniversary_NN of_IN women_NNS having_VHG the_DT right_NN to_TO vote_VV ._SENT 

When_WRB that_DT happened_VVN ,_, they_PP said_VVD women_NNS is_VBZ given_VVN the_DT right_NN to_TO vote_VV ,_, but_CC they_PP were_VBD n't_RB given_VVN ._SENT They_PP fought_VVD ,_, they_PP marched_VVD ,_, they_PP left_VVD home_RB ,_, they_PP were_VBD starved_VVN ,_, they_PP starved_VVD ,_, they_PP did_VVD everything_NN to_TO get_VV the_DT right_NN to_TO vote_VV with_IN such_JJ courage_NN ._SENT And_CC that_WDT ,_, we_PP have_VHP to_TO honor_VV that_DT sacrifice_NN as_IN we_PP continue_VVP to_TO expand_VV opportunities_NNS for_IN women_NNS ._SENT When_WRB women_NNS succeed_VVP ,_, America_NP succeeds_VVZ ._SENT 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: And_CC on_IN that_DT note_NN ,_, Leader_NP Pelosi_NP ,_, thank_VVP you_PP so_RB much_RB for_IN joining_VVG ._SENT 

PELOSI_NNS :_: Thanks_NNS ._SENT My_PP$ pleasure_NN ._SENT 

AMANPOUR_NN :_: And_CC tune_VVP in_IN later_RBR for_IN my_PP$ interview_NN with_IN another_DT powerful_JJ Woman_NP in_IN Washington_NP ,_, President_NP Trump_NP 's_POS counselor_NN ,_, Kellyanne_NP Conway_NP 

