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Nancy Pelosi: “Some of our neighboring states have, like, fewer…”

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

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Principals Live with Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi

Published | Video Starts at 39:35

You have to remember that our founders and our constitution, which we protect and defend, decided at the time there would be two senators from each state. We have 40 million people in California and two senators Wyoming or just even Some of our neighboring states have, like, fewer constituents than I have in my congressional district. And they have two senators in the United States. And so that's interesting. I don't think our founders could imagine 40 million versus 700,000. But nonetheless, that's what it is and that's what we honor and we support and defend. (39:35–39:43)

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Asserts that some neighboring states have fewer constituents than her congressional district but still have two senators.

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