>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, LOOK THERE.
IT IS SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE NANCY PELOSI.
MAJORITY THAT THE DEMOCRATS LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT SLIM HAVE
RIGHT NOW. YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, CONTROL
COMES AND CONTROL GOES. YOU WERE SPEAKER FROM 2007 -2011.
AND THEN ONCE AGAIN IN 2017 BECAUSE THE REPUBLICANS
CONTROLLED, FOR THOSE SIX YEARS-- SEVEN YEARS IN BETWEEN.
IN 2018, WHEN YOU WERE SITTING RIGHT THERE IN THAT CHAIR, YOU
PREDICTED THAT THE DEMOCRATS CAME ON HERE, AND YOU WERE GOING TO
PICK UP SEATS IN THE CONGRESS ON A LARGE SCALE.
THEY DID. THEY PICKED UP 40 SEATS IN THE
WHAT IS YOUR PREDICTION FOR HOUSE, A REAL WAVE. THE
ELECTION THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN A MONTH AWAY?
MADAM SPEAKER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELL, I'M SO GLAD YOU ASKED THAT
QUESTION BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL WIN THE HOUSE-- HOLD THE
HOUSE. AND WE WILL HOLD THE HOUSE--
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THEN WE LOST SOME WHEN TRUMP WAS ON THE BALLOT.
WE LOST SOME IN THE TRUMP DISTRICTS.
BUT WE HELD ENOUGH SEATS TO HOLD THE HOUSE WITH HIM ON THE
BALLOT. HE'S NOT ON THE BALLOT NOW.
OH, DID I SAY HIS NAME? I DIDN'T MEAN TO.
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>> PERHAPS YOU COULD BLEEP THAT OUT.
>> Stephen: NO WORRIES. NO WORRIES.
IT IS A FAMILY SHOW.
CONFIDENCE THOOD? BECAUSE ALL THE
PROGNOSTICATORS-- CERTAINLY SIX MONTHS AGO THEY SAID IT WAS
GOING TO BE THIS CRAZY RED WAVE. NOW IT LOOKS LIGHTLY THE
DEMOCRATS WILL HOLD THE SENATE BUT THERE IS STILL A FLIGHT
FAVOR FOR THE REPUBLICANS TO TAKE THE HOUSE.
>> YOU READY? >> Stephen: ALWAYS.
>> HERE'S THE THING, WHEN WE WON IN 2020, AGAIN FEWER SEATS, BUT
STILL HOLDING THE HOUSE, WE STARTED RIGHT AWAY TO PREPARE
FOR THE NEXT ELECTION IN TERMS OF ORGANIZATION, OWN THE GROUND.
WHEN YOU MOBILIZE, YOU MUST OWN THE GROUND TO TAKE OUT THE VOTE.
YOU HAVE TO DO THAT WITH INSPIRATION AND HOW WE PUT
TOGETHER OUR MESSAGING. THAT'S TE SECOND "M."
AND THE THIRD IS MONEY. WE'RE GETTING READY FOR THE
ELECTION. THAT WAS IN DECEMBER OF 2020.
IN JANUARY 6, YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, AN INSURRECTION
INCITED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES ON THE U.S.
CAPITOL, ON OUR CONSTITUTION, ON OUR DEMOCRACY.
THE GREATEST INFLUX OF CANDIDATES CAME FORWARD, YOUNG
PEOPLE, PEOPLE OF COLOR, PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT GENERATIONS,
DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND THE REST, THE BEAUTIFUL DIVERSITY OF
AMERICA, CAME FORWARD. THEY DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION TO
THOSE PUNDITS WHO SAID YOU CAN'T WIN.
THEY WENT IN WITH COURAGE AND CONFIDENCE THAT THEY COULD WIN.
SO WHEN "ROE V WADE" CAME DOWN, BOOM, WE WERE TOTALLY READY.
AND THAT JUST CAUSE AID WHOLE DIFFERENT ATTITUDE ON THE PART
OF SOME OF WHETHER WE COULD WIN. WE ALWAYS BELIEVED WE COULD WIN
BECAUSE OUR DEMOCRACY WAS ON BECAUSE WE KNEW WE HAD TO, THE
BALLOT, OUR PLANET WAS ON THE BALLOT.
EVERYTHING WAS ON THE BALLOT IN THIS ELECTION, MORE THAN IN
REGULAR MAJORITIES COME AND GO. >> Stephen: IT IS ON THE
BALLOT. YOU'RE TALKING A LITTLE LIKE
YOU'RE TALKING IN THE PAST TENSE, IF YOU DON'T MIND ME
WE STILL HAVE A LITTLE MORE POINTING THAT OUT. THAN
A MONTH TO GO. >> YES.
>> Stephen: THE POLLS STILL AREN'T REFLECTING NECESSARILY
DO YOU BELIEVE THERE THE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. POLLS.
>> LET ME SAY I SAID, "WAS ON THE BALLOT," WHEN PEOPLE DECIDED
TO RUN. >> Stephen: OKAY
>> AND NOW HERE THEY ARE DOING VERY WELL IN THEIR DISTRICTS.
WHEN YOU ASK ABOUT IT, HERE'S THE WAY WE SEE IT.
I'M FROM MARYLAND ORIGINALLY, AND CALIFORNIA A LONG TIME.
SO YOU KNOW THAT IT'S A HORSE RACING STATE.
AND IN THE-- IN MARYLAND, WHEN YOU'RE IN THE LEAD-- WHICH WE
BELIEVE WE ARE-- WE'RE IN THE BELIEVE WE ARE, WHICH WE LEAD,
YOU'RE IN THE STRETCH, WE MADE THE TURN.
IT'S FIVE WEEKS FROM TOMORROW IS THE ELECTION.
AND VOTING STARTS EVEN SOONER THAN THAT.
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE LEAD AND YOU'RE IN THE STRETCH, YOU WHIP
THE LEAD. AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE DOING.
WE'RE WHIPPING THE LEAD TO ENSURE A DEMOCRATIC VICTORY.
I FEEL JUST WATCHING EACH OF THE RACES-- FORGIVE ME FOR SAYING
THIS IN A VERY COLD-BLOOD WAY AS TO WHICH RACES WE CAN WIN TO
ENSURE THAT WE NOT ONLY HOLD THE HOUSE BUT WE INCREASE OUR
AND A REAL TRIBUTE TO NUMBER. PRESIDENT
HE H HAS BEEN A GREAT BIDEN. PRESIDENT.
HAS ACCOMPLISHED-- WORKING AFFECT ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH.
AND THAT IS BEGINNING TO HAVE SOME APPRECIATION IN THE PUBLIC
IN TERMS OF HIS LEADERSHIP-- RESCUE PACKAGE, BIPARTISAN
INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE, THIS MOST RECENT INFLATION REDUCTION
ACT, THE CHIPS ACT, THE PACK ACT FOR OUR VETERANS.
THE PRESIDENT HAS DONE A REMARKABLE JOB AND WE HAVE BEEN
PROUD.
WE'RE STILL-- WE ARE STILL WAITING ON THE NEXT JANUARY 6
HEARING. WE HEARD RIGHT BEFORE YOU CAME
OUT HERE-- YOU MAY ALREADY KNOW THIS-- THAT IS POSSIBLY ON
THURSDAY THE 13th IS WHEN THE NEXT JANUARY 6 HEARING WOULD
YOU SAID YOU WOULD NEVER BE. FORGET
OR FORGIVE THAT DAY. TO YOU WHAT IS THE IDEAL OUTCOME
OF THESE HEARINGS? >> THE TRUTH.
THAT IS WHAT THIS IS ABOUT, THE TRUTH. IT'S
ABOUT--
AMERICAN PEOPLE SO THIS NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN, NEVER HAPPENS
AGAIN.
I'M SO PROUD OF THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE IN A BIPARTISAN WAY,
EVEN THOUGH THE REPUBLICANS HAD REJECTED AN OUTSIDE PANEL.
MITCH McCONNELL WENT TO HIS COLLEAGUES AND SAID, "DO ME A
FAVOR AND DON'T VOTE FOR THE OUTSIDE COMMISSION."
IMAGINE. AND THE PRESIDENT SAYING WHAT
HE'S SAYING ABOUT HIM NOW. HE ALWAYS WAS PROTECTING THE
PRESIDENT. BUT ENOUGH OF HIM.
ABOUT THE FUTURE--
THOMPSON AND THE HEARTLAND OF AMERICA THAT HE REPRESENTS AND
LIZ CHENEY-- I MEAN, SO REMARKABLE.
SO MUCH COURAGE.
TAKE A QUICK BREAK. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE
SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI, EVERYBODY.