Just before the president spoke, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared before reporters on Capitol Hill to voice confidence, saying Congress was a day closer to making history for the American people.
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"This legislation is wise, it has consensus, it brings us together in a bipartisan way, and we are definitely going to leave no veterans behind, " House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, said during a Capitol Hill rally Tuesday for a new GI Bill.