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Nancy Pelosi: “If Hillary wins, I don't have to stay because she will…”

Featuring: Nancy Pelosi, Democratic | Speaker Emerita, U.S. House California, District 11

An evening with Nancy Pelosi | Cap Times Idea Fest

Published September 17, 2024 | Video Starts at 47:01

But the nuns saved us. The nuns were, forget the bishop, the nuns. Nuns saved us. But it was hard. And then, and then when we lost, and I even said, If Hillary wins, I don't have to stay because she will protect the Affordable Care act. This was such an important kitchen table issue for people, the cost of health care and the rest. And she. (47:01–47:06)

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Asserts that if Hillary Clinton had won, she would have protected the Affordable Care Act.

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