Nancy Pelosi — Democrat Candidate for U.S. House in California, 2026

Nancy Pelosi voted against H.R.7147, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2026, stating it funds enforcement without reforms and diverts healthcare funds. She advocates for comprehensive immigration reform, including strong border security aligned with national values and a path to citizenship. She also pledged to advance H.R. 6, the PROMISE Act, which combines the DREAM Act with support for those with temporary protected status, and criticized merit-based immigration proposals as "condescending."

““Today, I am voting HELL NO on the Department of Homeland Security appropriations legislation. With this bill, it is now clear that Donald Trump and Republicans slashed Americans’ health care funding to write a blank check for cruelty and impunity. Americans are being told to accept higher health care costs so this Administration can maintain their reckless and unaccountable enforcement agenda without meaningful reforms or guardrails for ICE and CBP. Democrats have raised repeated concerns about unlawful practices, lack of transparency, and deadly harm to families and communities. Those concerns have been ignored. We can fund our security without abandoning our values, but this bill fails that test.” — Representative Nancy Pelosi, Statement on Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026.”

Nancy Pelosi was a key architect of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a bill she has long supported to ban pre-existing condition denials and extend dependent coverage. She urged the passage of the ACA tax credits bill on the House Floor, stating that it protects health and economic security for families. Pelosi emphasizes healthcare as a right for all Americans. While she advocated for incremental expansion of existing systems, she resisted sweeping proposals like "Medicare for All."

“"We believe health care is a right for all, not a privilege for the few." - Nancy Pelosi, Statement on House Floor urging passage of ACA Tax Credits Bill, http://pelosi.house.gov/news/press-releases/pelosi-urges-passage-aca-tax-credits-bill-house-floor-we-believe-health-care”

Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi has led delegations to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), emphasizing the climate crisis as an existential threat. She advocates for action as a public health necessity, an economic imperative for green jobs, a national security priority, and a moral responsibility. Pelosi has also supported President Joe Biden's infrastructure and climate agenda.

““We must ... face the existential threat of our time: the climate crisis,” Pelosi said in her opening address to Congress Thursday. “The entire Congress must work to put an end to the inaction and denial of science that threaten the planet and the future.””

Nancy Pelosi consistently supports abortion rights and reproductive freedom, advocating for legislation such as the Women's Health Protection Act and the Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act. She views reproductive care as essential healthcare, asserting that a woman's fundamental health decisions should be made in consultation with her doctor, free from political dictate. Pelosi has also opposed legislative efforts that would restrict abortion access, emphasizing the importance of protecting these rights.

“"A woman's fundamental health decisions are her own to make, in consultation with her doctor and her loved ones – not to be dictated by far-right politicians. While Republicans seek to punish and control women, Democrats will keep fighting ferociously to enshrine Roe v. Wade into law." — Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Statement on Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade”

Nancy Pelosi emphasizes that preventing the spread of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons is a core pillar of national, regional, and global security. She states it is in the national interest to respond to the use of chemical weapons, citing the Assad regime's actions in Syria. This position aligns with national security objectives across administrations.

““At this critical juncture, it is essential that we make all Americans — the men and women we represent — fully aware of what the intelligence clearly and unequivocally demonstrates: that the Assad regime was responsible for chemical weapons attacks against innocent Syrians, resulting in the deaths of more than 1,400 people, including hundreds of children. It is in our national interest to respond to the Syrian government’s unspeakable use of chemical weapons. Indeed, it has been, and remains, a core pillar of our national security — under Democratic and Republican administrations — to prevent, limit, and halt the spread and use of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. This is a matter of national, regional, and global security." — Nancy Pelosi, on the Syrian civil war (Ballotpedia.org)”

Nancy Pelosi has stated that education is central to the well-being of children, linking it to their health, economic security, and overall fulfillment. She endorsed Parag Gupta, who won, and John Jersin, who lost, for positions on the San Francisco Unified Board of Education in 2024. These actions demonstrate her support for educational initiatives.

“For me, it's always about the children, their health, their education, the economic security of their families, a healthy, safe environment in which they can thrive, including thriving gun violence in a world at peace in which they can reach their fulfillment. It's about the American dream." - Nancy Pelosi, Spectrum News interview, 27 Feb 2026”

Nancy Pelosi supports gun control measures, advocating for legislation to prevent gun violence. She pushed for the House passage of legislation to revive a ban on semi-automatic guns, stating that the earlier ban "saved lives." She also supported the Active Shooter Alert Act and delivered remarks in favor of H.R. 1808, the Assault Weapons Ban, with the goal of saving lives.

“'saved lives.' (Speaker Nancy Pelosi, NPR, 2022/07/30)”