Nancy Pelosi’s Other Legacy: A Mountain of Debt for Our Children

When Pelosi became minority leader in 2003, the national debt stood at $6.2 trillion. When she turned over the speaker's gavel, the national debt stood at $31.5 trillion.

In other words, about 80 percent of the debt accumulated in all of U.S. history was accrued since Pelosi ascended to a leadership position in Congress.