Nancy Pelosi:”Well there’s a very fundamental difference. First of all, we do not have the equivalence, there is nothing equivalent in the House Democratic Caucus to the Tea Party. For many reasons, most importantly, they are here to undo government. President George Washington cautioned when he left office against political parties that are at war with their own government. So while we don’t want anymore government than we need, we need the government we need and that is what they’re here to undo…But now their party is dominated by people who do not believe in government. They don’t believe in government. They don’t believe in science and they don’t believe in the presidency of Barack Obama. So it’s a trifecta. Those people have hijacked the name Republican, which has made such a valuable contribution to our country – the Republican Party – but they’ve taken it over the cliff.”