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Congress: Still in session after all these weeks (but no health care bill yet!) |
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Pelosi Aide: Health Care May Be Put Off Until Easter
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's top health policy aide laid out a way
forward today and said reform should be close to finished by Easter
recess. Huffington Post; February 9, 2010
Democrats and Republicans trade barbs over health care’s cost to seniors
... Democrats have attacked Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget proposal as the end
of Medicare “as we know it.” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi flung the
charge at Ryan in a speech on Friday. The DC; February 9, 2010
Obama begins bipartisan meeting with call for cooperation
... The guest list included Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.),
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif) and House Majority Leader Steny
Hoyer (Md.). ... Washington Post; February 9, 2010
White House Economic Report Touts TIGER, High-Speed Rail, Transit
... Nancy Pelosi indicated in a statement today that she was not
prepared to abandon the transportation provisions of her chamber's jobs
bill, which included $27.5 billion for highways ... Streetsblog;
February 12, 2010
Nancy Pelosi Talks Process
On ABC's This Week Sunday morning, the House speaker lays out a process. Time.com; February 28, 2010
Four Empty House Seats Mean Pelosi Only Needs 216 Votes to Pass Health Care
Most of the time, the magic number for passing significant legislation
in the House is 218--a simple majority of the lower chambers' 435
members. TPMDC; March 1, 2010
Fake Nancy Pelosi
In the spirit of Fake Steve Jobs, the National Republican Congressional
Committee is out with a fundraising email from "Fake Nancy Pelosi."
Politico; March 2, 201
How to vote for healthcare reform and win reelection
... "To cave to pressure from Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic
leadership would potentially seal their fates." The NRCC has launched a
new "Code Red" project ... Salon; March 4, 2010
Pelosi annoyed on abortion
Nancy Pelosi got exasperated when asked at her weekly news conference
about the unwillingness of some Democrats – including Rep. Bart Stupak
– to support the health bill because of abortion language. Politico;
March 4, 2010
Woolsey: Progressives Can Support Obama's Plan
It's still an open question whether House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will get
the health care votes she needs from the liberal wing of House
Democrats, but the co-chairwoman of the House Progressive Caucus ...
Atlantic; 3/4/2010
Nancy Pelosi: 'We Will Pass the Bill'
Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday put a confident face on the furious
efforts inside the Capitol to convince 217 Democrats in the House of
Representatives to vote for the health care ... Politics Daily; March
4, 2010
Pelosi: Dems not in crisis
Nancy Pelosi said today the American people ought to know more about
what she called "total obstruction" by the Republican Party in the
Senate. Referring to Sen. Jim Bunning's hold-up of unemployment
benefits ... MSNBC; 3/4/10
Nancy Pelosi: Out of the loop on Eric Massa
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that her staff kept her out of
the loop about a “rumor” that Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) made unwanted
advances on a male staffer ... Politico; March 4, 2010
Healthcare reform: 'Fixes' to bills are first major hurdle
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. gestures during a news conference
on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 4. She says flatly, "We
will pass the bill." CSM; March 5, 2010
Bart Stupak Abortion Claims Debunked: Health Bill Would NOT Force Federal Spending On Abortion
... House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has repeatedly asserted that
there is "no federally funded abortion" in the bill. ...Huffington
Post; March 5, 2010
Cantor says current health-care bill won’t pass
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi doesn't have the votes needed to pass
a health-care bill in the House of Representatives, Rep. Eric Cantor,
R-7th, said yesterday. Richmond Times-Dispatch; March 6, 2010
RA NA Speaker sent letter of gratitude to Nancy Pelosi
RA NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan sent a letter of gratitude to Speaker of
the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. News.am; March 6, 2010
Pelosi draws protest outside fund-raiser
Chanting “Listen to the people’’ and “Go back to San Fran,’’ about 20
activists from the Tea Party Movement protested US House Speaker Nancy
Pelosi’s appearance yesterday at a downtown Boston fund-raiser. BG;
3/6/2010
'Saturday Night Live' mocks Obama healthcare woes
... and the "SNL" writing is improving, too. Check out this opening
with Armisen's Obama talking healthcare legislation and the how it
might affect the careers of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. Baltimiore
Sun; March 7, 2010
Sunday Take: For fed-up voters, a buffet of gaffes
... The slide depicted President Obama as the Joker (with a caption
that read, "socialism"), Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as Cruella De Vil and
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) as Scooby-Doo. Wash Post;
March 7, 2010
Spotted: Pelosi at Basta
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi traveled to New Haven on Saturday to
host a panel discussion on women’s health, part of the Democrats'
last-ditch effort to market health care reform. Yale Daily News; March
7, 2010
GOP group's luncheon to feature Pelosi rivals
The sign-up deadline is Tuesday for a meeting of the Novato Republican
Women Federated that will feature two candidates seeking the seat held
by Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco. Marin Independent Journal; March 7,
2010
Delay Praises Democrats For Consistency On Ethics Probes
Republican Tom Delay, the embattled former representative from Texas,
said he is glad Democrats are being consistent in having one of their
own, Rep. Charles Rangel, step down from a key position amid ... WSJ;
March 7, 2010
Adler: Pelosi 'looking elsewhere' for HC votes
One of the Democrats who voted against the health care reform package
last year, Rep. John Adler (D-N.J.), says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
isn't actively wooing him to vote for a new version of the bill.
Politico; 3/7/2010
Pelosi Signals OK for Use of Reconciliation
Nancy Pelosi on Monday promoted the reconciliation process as a legal
means to pass the stalled health care legislation, signaling a growing
willingness among Democrats to bypass an ... Courthouse News; March 8,
2010
Pelosi puts two issues aside to press forward on healthcare reform
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has put the lid on two of the
more contentious issues that last week were threatening to divert
critical attention away from healthcare’s home stretch. The Hill; March
8, 2010
Healthcare overhaul comes down to Pelosi and Obama
Reporting from Washington — The fate of healthcare legislation turns on
the endgame skills of two Democrats who bring vastly different assets
to the task: President Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. LA Times;
3/8/2010
The Midterms: More Halter vs. Lincoln
“Saturday Night Live” parodied Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid and
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in their opening bit this weekend: President
Obama, played by Fred Armisen ... msnbc; March 8, 2010
Pelosi: Pass Health Reform So You Can Find Out What’s In It
It has been said well and famously that politicians only really commit
a gaffe when they tell the truth without meaning to. Add House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi to the list. USN; March 9, 2010
US's Pelosi: U.S. Won't Abandon Greece;No Specific Guarantees
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi extended warm greetings and broad support to
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou Tuesday, but did not specify how
the U.S. might help Greece. Market News; March 9, 2010
The Sometimes Tough, Sometimes Not, President
Theory one: President Barack Obama is a pushover, jerked around by his
own party's liberals, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Chinese. WSJ;
March 9, 2010
Former congressman Massa says Democrats set him up over health care
... Nevertheless, conservative blogs touted his accusations against
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer as the
latest evidence of Democrats' bare-knuckled political ... Washington
Post; March 9, 2010
Pelosi to Rahm: Cool it with the deadlines
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel
to stop assigning deadlines to Congress for finishing the health care
reform bill. Politico; March 9, 2010
Nancy Pelosi's grip on House slips
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is not accustomed to the word she’s been
hearing far more frequently in recent days: “no.” Politico; March 9,
2010
GOP Begins Attacks on Pelosi, Democrats Over Ethics
The RNC has released a new ad designed to capitalize on Democrats'
recent ethical troubles and cast doubt on Nancy Pelosi's claim that she
would help oversee the most ethical Congress ever. CBS; March 9, 2010
The day bipartisanship died
...Nancy Pelosi kept pressing the White House to stop dealing with the
Republicans. “It’s never going to happen,” a Democratic official quoted
her as saying. ... Washington Post; March 10, 2010
House Democrats seek to limit earmarks to show commitment to ethics
... House leaders emerged from a meeting Tuesday in the office of House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) ready to push earmark reform as one way
to rebut charges that they have been soft on ethics issues. Wash Post;
March 10, 2010
Van Hollen: Massa ethics probe has ended
... In an appearance on ABC's "Top Line" webcast, Van Hollen, an
assistant to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was asked if an independent
investigation in the charges will be opened now that Massa has resigned
... The Hill; March 10, 2010
Nancy Pelosi: Massa Is 'A Very Sick Person'
ABC News reports that in an interview with Charlie Rose to be broadcast
Wednesday night, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls ex-New York
Congressman Eric Massa "a very sick person." Huffington Post; March 10,
2010
Can Nancy Pelosi Get the Votes?
Are there enough votes in the House to pass the Senate's health-care
bill? As of today, it's clear there aren't. House Democratic leaders
have brushed aside White House calls to bring the bill forward by 3-18.
WSJ; 3/11/10
Democrats Rebel Against Pelosi Rule
Nancy Pelosi’s grip on the Democratic caucus is slipping, with subtle
and not-so-subtle challenges to her authority coming with increasing
regularity. Newser (Read Less, Know More ...); March 11, 2010
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