Nancy Pelosi: Then and Now In an October 5 presentation to students at Georgetown University, House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi intoned that “There are many bad things that can be said about Congress. But the fact that the Republican leadership in this Congress chose to protect Mark Foley for political reasons, rather than to protect the children, cannot go without some taking on of responsibility." She then called on the House Ethics Committee to subject the matter to harsh scrutiny, insisting that members with knowledge of the matter must testify under oath. Flashback to July 27, 1990. The House of...