Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi

As DC Democrats slink behind closed doors to craft a final health-care bill -- thousands of pages long and sure to sap the nation's economic future -- Americans need to ask: Just what are Dems so ashamed of? "We will do what is necessary to pass the bill," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted, as she and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid moved to forgo a panel to finalize legislation. Instead, they'll build their Frankenstein's monster of a...  

House Democratic leaders wrapped up a meeting on health care with President Obama at the White House Wednesday saying that progress was being made on getting a final bill to the President’s desk. “I think we’re very close,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told assembled reporters outside the White House. Democrats have aimed to get a final bill to Obama's desk before his State of the Union address scheduled for sometime in early February. Asked...  

A devastating collection of clips in which candidate Obama promises over and over again that health-care negotiations will be televised on C-SPAN Nancy Pelosi, for one, isn't happy about having to answer for Obama's campaign promises : House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, piqued with White House pressure to accept the Senate health reform bill, threw a rare rhetorical elbow Tuesday at President Barack Obama,...Red State (subscribe) : “Government Run...  

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was joined by Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY), Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) and others outside the White House after meeting with the president to discuss the ongoing process of crafting health care reform legislation.Length: 6 min.Published: Today at 4:30pm (ET)  

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a brief press availability with Chairman Charles Rangel, Chairman Henry Waxman, Chairman George Miller, and Chairwoman Louise Slaughter following their meeting this afternoon with President Obama at the White House to discuss health care legislation. The following is a partial transcript due to an incomplete audio recording.  

Patrick O’Connor and Glenn Thrush: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, piqued with White House pressure to accept the Senate health reform bill, threw a rare rhetorical elbow Tuesday at President Barack Obama, questioning his commitment to his 2008 campaign promises. A leadership aide said it was no accident. source “Politico“, posted with vodpod Read more: Politico Posted in NObama Tagged: [...]  

In November, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) lassoed 219 other Democrats and eked out a narrow passage for Obamacare in her chamber. With the Senate’s health-care bill heading back to the House, that number could dwindle. Rep. Eric Cantor (R., Va.), the House minority whip, released a memo this morning that points to 37 House Democrats who may be looking to jump ship.  Cantor tells NRO that the upcoming retirements of Sens. Chris Dodd...  

Dems begin process of reconciling Congress' two health-care bills REUTERS/Yuri GripasHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi By Casey Selix | Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi meets today with committee chairs to set the stage for negotiations with Senate leaders; then comes a White House confab.  

Congressional Democrats plan to take final negotiations on the massive health-care overhaul behind closed doors -- far from the prying eyes of the public and most lawmakers. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) have decided not to impanel a bipartisan "conference committee" because it...  

Rep. Barney Frank and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pictured second and third from the left, speak Dec. 11 about passing the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Although lawmakers u...  

GOP group targets vulnerable Dems with 'Pelosi Index' Posted: January 4th, 2010 03:55 PM ET From CNN Political Producer Peter Hamby Washington (CNN) – A conservative group that attacked Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign for his association with Rev. Jeremiah Wright is launching a new campaign against vulnerable Democratic members of Congress with the goal of linking them to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her "leftist agenda...  

Andrew Malcolm, LAT« Previous Post | Top of the Ticket Home Since its basically one-party rule in Washington nowadays, Democratic leaders including Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi are seriously considering pushing President Obamas beloved healthcare legislation through Congress without the normal conference committee work involving both partys members from both houses.Such a select conference committee is normally charged with reconciling...  

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The rift between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Catholic Church will likely grow thanks to new comments the abortion advocate made. Pelosi said in a new interview that the "free will" of women wanting abortions outweighs pro-life Catholic teachings. Newsweek's Eleanor Clift conducted a year-end interview with Pelosi. The conversation turned to the topic of abortion and health care and Pelosi blasted the...  

Newsweek's Eleanor Clift clearly suggests a schizophrenic approach in her year-end interview with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. She insists conservatives are wrong to paint her as a "far-out liberal," but then turns around and asks how liberals, "your people," are disappointed there wasn't a pullout from Afghanistan, a "public option," and abortion on demand: CLIFT: You are seen as this far-out liberal, when you actually are quite traditional...  

Are Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid about to be sued? or just empty threat? December 30, 2009 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker, United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Harry Reid Majority Leader, United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The undersigned state attorneys general, in response to numerous inquiries, write to express our grave concern with the Senate version [...]