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Nancy Pelosi: “In 2000, we had 26 Democrats and 26 Republicans out of 52…”

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

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Pelosi says She Urged Biden to Publicize Cognitive Tests at Politico Summit

Published | Video Starts at 21:08

So I showed them what we could do in California in 2000. In 2000, we had that Adam Schiff guy. Whatever happened to him? I think he won that year. He was one of our candidates. In 2000, we had 26 Democrats and 26 Republicans out of 52 people representing Congress. We needed seven seats to win the House. I said to the Republic, to the leadership. I will get you four or five of them in California, but I have to run the show in California. (21:08–21:19)

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Asserts the composition of California's congressional delegation in 2000.

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