Women in politics
Nancy Pelosi (born March 26,1940), is the 60th and current Speaker Of the United States House of Representatives. She is in her second term having made history in 2007 when she was elected first woman to serve as Speaker of the House.
Pelosi first made history in November 2002 when House Democrats elected her the first woman to lead a major political party. She brings to the Speaker’s role more than 22 years of experience in the House, representing the city of San Francisco since 1987. Before being elected Democratic Leader, she served as House Democratic Whip for one year.
In the 111th Congress, Speaker Pelosi “is an extraordinary leader for the American people," in the words of the President Barack Obama. Working in full partnership with the President, Pelosi worked quickly to pass the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to create and save millions of American jobs, provide relief for American families, and provide a tax cut to 95 percent of working Americans.
Speaker Pelosi has proved to be a strong, pragmatic leader, unifying her House Democratic caucus more than any other leader in the last 50 years to pass critical legislation moving America in a New Direction after eight years of Republican rule.
I would like to cite Pelosi so as to illustrate her fight for the good situation of American students:
“The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act will invest $40 billion in Pell Grants and increase the maximum grant that can be awarded; invest more than $2.5 billion in our historically black colleges and universities and minority serving institutions; strengthen the Perkins Loan program that provides low-cost loans to students; and keep interest rates low for those who have federal student loans.
“This means that many more students will enter college; that they will graduate with less debt; that the federal loan initiatives that they and their families depend upon are strengthened for decades to come; and that taxpayers will save money. And also many households and parents can clearly encourage their children to do well in school; because college will be a possibility for them — no longer will it be out of reach.
I also attach a video of Pelosy's speech on Extending Access to Higher Education:
Speaker Pelosi has proved to be a strong, pragmatic leader, unifying her House Democratic caucus more than any other leader in the last 50 years to pass critical legislation moving America in a New Direction after eight years of Republican rule.
I would like to cite Pelosi so as to illustrate her fight for the good situation of American students:
“The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act will invest $40 billion in Pell Grants and increase the maximum grant that can be awarded; invest more than $2.5 billion in our historically black colleges and universities and minority serving institutions; strengthen the Perkins Loan program that provides low-cost loans to students; and keep interest rates low for those who have federal student loans.
“This means that many more students will enter college; that they will graduate with less debt; that the federal loan initiatives that they and their families depend upon are strengthened for decades to come; and that taxpayers will save money. And also many households and parents can clearly encourage their children to do well in school; because college will be a possibility for them — no longer will it be out of reach.
I also attach a video of Pelosy's speech on Extending Access to Higher Education:
My childhood..
When thinking about my childhood two people come to my mind.The first one is my younger brother Martin. He is the one with whom I ride a rocking horse in the picture on the left. As far as I remeber I was 4 or maybe 5 then. When I and Martin were little kids we used to live in the same room and play together a lot. I have always treated Martin as my little precious treasure that I have to protect and care about thoroughly. I'm sure that thanks to my little brother I have learnt to be very caring, emotional and responisble person.
The second person who had a huge influence on my childhood and my emotional development was my cousin Peter, who is 10 years older than me.
I preceisely remember the day this photo was taken. It was on the 5th May 1994. That day I received my First Communion. In this picture I'm dancing with Peter at my First Communion reception.
Peter has always been for me a kind of a role model to follow. He always played with me when I got back home from school. We also talked a lot. Since he is an only child I was treated that time as his little treasure. So you can see that it was exactly the same situation as I metnioned above with my brother. But this time it was me who was in the centre of someone's else attention.
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