Pelosi Says Her Greatest Accomplishment Is the Affordable Care Act

BRZEZINSKI Here s my ░░░░░░░░ with Speaker Pelosi who ░░░░░░░░ America s first female ░░░░░░░░ of the House at ░░░░░░░░ age of 66 Clip ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI I m wondering ░░░░░░░░ you could dig deep ░░░░░░░░ think about yourself and ░░░░░░░░ know you got into ░░░░░░░░ at maybe 47 Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ came to Congress I ░░░░░░░░ when at 46 crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ Forty six OK So ░░░░░░░░ before that and you ░░░░░░░░ five children when you ░░░░░░░░ a younger woman did ░░░░░░░░ did you have an ░░░░░░░░ Did you imagine your ░░░░░░░░ after 50 Pelosi No ░░░░░░░░ didn t I certainly ░░░░░░░░ not I had no ░░░░░░░░ or idea that I ░░░░░░░░ run for public office ░░░░░░░░ was doing what I ░░░░░░░░ to do being a ░░░░░░░░ I just loved that ░░░░░░░░ so that was coming ░░░░░░░░ its shall we say ░░░░░░░░ were going away to ░░░░░░░░ and the rest I ░░░░░░░░ interested in doing something ░░░░░░░░ had a lot of ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ I attribute it to ░░░░░░░░ Italian American or the ░░░░░░░░ I was from BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ just a woman Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ a mom who s ░░░░░░░░ so much shall we ░░░░░░░░ multi tasking to do ░░░░░░░░ I knew that I ░░░░░░░░ be doing something because ░░░░░░░░ just had all of ░░░░░░░░ energy and and motivation ░░░░░░░░ motivation my why to ░░░░░░░░ anything sprang from being ░░░░░░░░ mom because I had ░░░░░░░░ children My husband and ░░░░░░░░ Paul and I one ░░░░░░░░ five children in America ░░░░░░░░ in poverty goes to ░░░░░░░░ hungry at night So ░░░░░░░░ was really sort of ░░░░░░░░ motivation BRZEZINSKI So maybe ░░░░░░░░ Pelosi at 25 what ░░░░░░░░ you picture yourself to ░░░░░░░░ doing in your 50s ░░░░░░░░ how does that picture ░░░░░░░░ with the reality where ░░░░░░░░ are now well after ░░░░░░░░ Pelosi You know I ░░░░░░░░ t even really look ░░░░░░░░ that far forward BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ didn t either I ░░░░░░░░ t either I think ░░░░░░░░ s half the reason ░░░░░░░░ we re having these ░░░░░░░░ Because a lot of ░░░░░░░░ young women don t ░░░░░░░░ about their careers after ░░░░░░░░ 60 or 70 And ░░░░░░░░ perhaps they should Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ I think the world ░░░░░░░░ changed in terms of ░░░░░░░░ for young women thanks ░░░░░░░░ people like you as ░░░░░░░░ example you as an ░░░░░░░░ and a motivator in ░░░░░░░░ many ways but I ░░░░░░░░ thinking when I was ░░░░░░░░ that my mother should ░░░░░░░░ been in my time ░░░░░░░░ she could do so ░░░░░░░░ things but she was ░░░░░░░░ curtailed by her generation ░░░░░░░░ my father really even ░░░░░░░░ of course that that ░░░░░░░░ by the by and ░░░░░░░░ now people recognize that ░░░░░░░░ daughters their sisters their ░░░░░░░░ their wives can do ░░░░░░░░ they want BRZEZINSKI I ░░░░░░░░ that your greatest accomplishment ░░░░░░░░ your five incredible kids ░░░░░░░░ Yes BRZEZINSKI So putting ░░░░░░░░ aside just for a ░░░░░░░░ what would you consider ░░░░░░░░ greatest accomplishment over the ░░░░░░░░ of 50 Pelosi Well ░░░░░░░░ don t think anything ░░░░░░░░ with the Affordable Care ░░░░░░░░ That was because it ░░░░░░░░ millions of people to ░░░░░░░░ access to quality affordable ░░░░░░░░ and again for families ░░░░░░░░ for the children And ░░░░░░░░ only 20 million more ░░░░░░░░ also families to have ░░░░░░░░ benefits at lower costs ░░░░░░░░ accessible more affordable So ░░░░░░░░ compared to that I ░░░░░░░░ it a pillar Social ░░░░░░░░ Medicare Medicaid the Affordable ░░░░░░░░ Act BRZEZINSKI So you ░░░░░░░░ spent some time in ░░░░░░░░ past few years standing ░░░░░░░░ to power especially to ░░░░░░░░ president And I m ░░░░░░░░ are there ways in ░░░░░░░░ you feel more empowered ░░░░░░░░ this stage of your ░░░░░░░░ Pelosi How can I ░░░░░░░░ this First of all ░░░░░░░░ m excited to have ░░░░░░░░ conversation with you because ░░░░░░░░ it means to other ░░░░░░░░ and to younger women ░░░░░░░░ you don t know ░░░░░░░░ s coming next And ░░░░░░░░ always say to young ░░░░░░░░ be ready Just be ░░░░░░░░ Take inventory of who ░░░░░░░░ are and what you ░░░░░░░░ inside of you and ░░░░░░░░ you have done Give ░░░░░░░░ a gold star for ░░░░░░░░ the unique person that ░░░░░░░░ are And so when ░░░░░░░░ challenge is there you ░░░░░░░░ be ready And of ░░░░░░░░ little did we know ░░░░░░░░ the challenge would be ░░░░░░░░ a horrible devastation to ░░░░░░░░ country but nonetheless I ░░░░░░░░ ready BRZEZINSKI You were ░░░░░░░░ And you you stepped ░░░░░░░░ up and and that ░░░░░░░░ a great message for ░░░░░░░░ women who kind of ░░░░░░░░ like oh what am ░░░░░░░░ doing I feel like ░░░░░░░░ career is stalling or ░░░░░░░░ m not doing enough ░░░░░░░░ day of your life ░░░░░░░░ re practicing for that ░░░░░░░░ where you may need ░░░░░░░░ be ready Pelosi Well ░░░░░░░░ s true And I ░░░░░░░░ say true And I ░░░░░░░░ say to people know ░░░░░░░░ why Know why you ░░░░░░░░ following the career that ░░░░░░░░ are or the pursuit ░░░░░░░░ you may have in ░░░░░░░░ community Whether it s ░░░░░░░░ saving the planet social ░░░░░░░░ economic justice and and ░░░░░░░░ whatever it happened to ░░░░░░░░ Know your why know ░░░░░░░░ what know about it ░░░░░░░░ that people will ask ░░░░░░░░ opinion and respect your ░░░░░░░░ because you know about ░░░░░░░░ and then show people ░░░░░░░░ you would get things ░░░░░░░░ Your why your what ░░░░░░░░ how And when happens ░░░░░░░░ genuine commitment will attract ░░░░░░░░ You ll be a ░░░░░░░░ But again don t ░░░░░░░░ just you know you ░░░░░░░░ it so beautifully know ░░░░░░░░ value That that says ░░░░░░░░ all BRZEZINSKI I think ░░░░░░░░ that s the one ░░░░░░░░ that kind of gives ░░░░░░░░ that Pelosi It does ░░░░░░░░ the words that I ░░░░░░░░ say if I could ░░░░░░░░ every woman something it ░░░░░░░░ be confidence BRZEZINSKI Yeah ░░░░░░░░ Just be confident in ░░░░░░░░ you are authentically you ░░░░░░░░ ends]