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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that she agrees with critics who say an amendment included in the health care bill passed by the House would additionally limit access to abortion.
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday that while she opposes an anti-abortion amendment to the House version of the health care bill, it was necessary for the measure to pass.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi cast House Republicans as behind the times, or worse, after they suggested that the top American commander in Afghanistan should "put her in her place."
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says anyone using harsh rhetoric to raise fears about health care reform should apologize and get on with writing policy, but said there's no reason to single out a Florida Democrat who said Republicans want sick Americans to "die quickly."
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that the anti-government rhetoric over President Barack Obama's health care reform effort is concerning because it reminds her of the violent debate over gay rights that roiled San Francisco in the 1970s.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says there's little support in the country or the Congress for sending more troops to Afghanistan.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent her 256 caucus members home for the August recess armed with pocket cards listing Democratic health care talking points, then started stumping herself, working to convince Americans of what they'd gain under the plan.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says boisterous protests at health care promotions sponsored by Democrats this summer won't derail a massive health overhaul looming when Congress returns to work next month.
Nancy Pelosi is back on her home turf to push a health care reform bill she says will help uninsured and insured patients alike.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Democrats have the votes to pass health care legislation in the House, even though negotiations are under way to make changes in the bill to satisfy some of its critics.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shut the door Thursday to a resolution honoring Michael Jackson because debate on the symbolic measure could raise "contrary views" about the pop star's life.
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she remains hopeful of reaching an agreement with China on a common approach to climate change ahead of a conference in December in Copenhagen, despite considerable pessimism among other members of her congressional delegation.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has accused the CIA and Bush administration of misleading her at a secret 2002 briefing on the use of harsh interrogations in the war on terror.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday she won't talk any more about her charge that the CIA lied in 2002 about using waterboarding on terrorism suspects. "I have made the statement that I'm going to make on this," she told reporters at a Capitol Hill news conference. "I don't have anything more to say about it. I stand by my comment."
China's leadership will play host next week to one of its fiercest human rights critics — Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi — in a visit that symbolizes the complex and deepening relations between the two countries.
The 252-172 roll call Thursday by which the House rejected a measure to investigate House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's assertion that the CIA misled her on the use of torture.
The top House Republican says Speaker Nancy Pelosi should provide evidence the CIA misled her about harsh interrogation techniques or apologize for her accusation.
The head of the CIA defended the agency Friday against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's charge that she was misled in 2002 about the use of waterboarding, but he said it ultimately is up to Congress to decide where the truth lies.
CIA Director Leon Panetta says agency records show CIA officers briefed lawmakers truthfully in 2002 on methods of interrogating terrorism suspects, but it is up to Congress to reach its own conclusions about what happened.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has accused the CIA of misleading her at a secret 2002 briefing on the use of harsh interrogations in the war on terror. But it's not so clear who's misleading whom.
The top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee is calling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's accusation that the CIA misled her and others about waterboarding a massive attack on the nation's intelligence community.
House Democrats on Thursday defeated a Republican push to investigate House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's assertion that the CIA misled her in 2002 about whether waterboarding had been used against terrorism suspects.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi bluntly accused the CIA on Thursday of misleading her and other lawmakers about its use of waterboarding during the Bush administration, escalating a controversy grown to include both political parties, the spy agency and the White House.
Under strong attack from Republicans, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused the CIA and Bush administration of misleading her about waterboarding detainees in the war on terror and sharply rebutted claims she was complicit in the method's use.
The House majority leader said Tuesday that Congress should investigate whether the Bush administration authorized the torture of terrorism detainees, and he contended that the Republican focus on what Speaker Nancy Pelosi learned about harsh interrogation methods was a distraction.
A Health Bill Nobody Believes inLast Saturday night Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) forced through a vote on her 2,032 page health care bill only a few days after releasing it to the public.
Poll: Palin gets more positive ratings than Pelosi (47% vs. 28%); 61% think Palin treated unfairly by pressSarah Palin gets a much higher positive rating than Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi -- and most think Palin has been treated unfairly by the press.
What Exactly Do The Insurance Companies Get From Health Care Reform? ~ Olbermann and PotterWhat Exactly Do The Insurance Companies Get From Health Care Reform? ~ Olbermann and Potter
Harry Reid's Health Care Plan Requires a Monthly Abortion FeeJust like the original 2,032-page, government-run health care plan from Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-NV) massive, 2,074-page bill would levy a new "abortion premium" fee on Americans in the government-run plan.
If you read my articles, you knew about this move to "revise" guidelines on early cancer tests WEEKS ago.
: Remaking America, Pelosi Style In the House these last ten months, four votes stand out for the historians and political scientists to ponder and dissect — the final votes on the $787 billion economic stimulus plan, the fiscal-year 2010 budget resolution, the cap-and-trade legislation, and, of course, health …
The $1.9 Trillion Gimmick - The Democrats' 'doc fix' for Medicare payments would shock MadoffWhat passes for a joke on Capitol Hill these days is that Bernie Madoff, given his experience managing Ponzi schemes, should be put in charge of the federal budget. Nancy Pelosi & Co. seem to have taken it as a serious suggestion.
Government Rationing? U.S. Panel Recommends Delaying Mammograms Until Age 50A U.S. government group recommends that women delay getting regular mammograms until age 50, instead of 40, the age at which the American Cancer Society (ACS) has long advised women to begin screening for breast cancer.
Honest Liberals Tell the Truth About Obama CareYes, Virginia, there really are honest liberals, though they may be extinct long before the last polar bear slides off that melting ice floe.
May I Return My Christmas Present, Please?There I was, expertly navigating through traffic, when a snippet of news came on. It was the voice of the Speaker of the House, Madame Pelosi, promising that the healthcare bill would be ready to give to the American people as a "Christmas" present.
Pelosi Goes Rogue: More on the post-election ballot question in NY 23It appears, though it was not widely reported, that in an effort to prevent Hoffman from being seated should he win, Owens preemptively contested the results, and the ballots were impounded so the New York Board of elections could not - and did not - certify the NY 23 election r …
Tea Party activists plan to burn Reps. Periello and Pelosi in effigy tomorrow. The Danville TEA Party organization in Virginia is holding a "Fired Up for Freedom" rally tomorrow where it will be "burning Rep. Tom Perriello and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in effigy in response to the passage of landmark healthcare legislation in the U.S.
Confronting the Spin on the Fort Hood MassacreIt is sad and disturbing commentary on the state of American culture when the facts surrounding an event, such as the slaughter that took place at Fort Hood, can not only be manipulated to facilitate a political ideology but blatantly ignored in the pursuit of a political agenda.
Nancy Pelosi On Jail Time For No Health Care: "The Legislation Is Very Fair In This Respect"KOMO-TV: Do you think it's fair to send people to jail who don't buy health insurance? Pelosi: .. "the legislation is very fair in this respect." Watch the video here:
The Kamikaze CongressIn the last week, American politics has seen an intra-party civil war in which radicals have been willing to sacrifice the party's moderates for the sake of ideological purity. No, I'm not talking about the Republicans.
Prize Winner PerversityHow would Jonathan Swift react to the inanities that for decades have issued from the minds and mouths of far too many recipients of a certain international prize for achievement in literature, economics, or peace? If the past truly is prologue, he would single out one of the tru …
Here's what my congressman (Rep. Roscoe Bartlett - R-MD) wrote me in response to my telling him I won't vote for him because he voted against the bill. I'm highlighting some interesting phrases:
Jail Time, Fines and other Penalties for Those without Health Care InsuranceDuring an exclusive interview with ABC News' Jake Tapper today, President Obama said that penalties are appropriate for people who try to "free ride" the health care system but stopped short of endorsing the threat of jail time for those who refuse to pay a fine for not hav …
One is hard-pressed to find any legislation coming out of Washington that excludes the phrase: and for other purposes. The phrase is legalese for "Pork." And it's been around awhile. William Polley describes "and for other purposes" this way:
Pelosi boasts about the latest Ponzi schemeHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi crowned her squeaker victory on health care reform legislation by crowing, "This is a great for Americans. We are standing on the shoulders of those who saw the value of Social Security, who saw the value of Medicare."
Nancy Pelosi -- The General Custer of Our TimeSpeaker Pelosi may have won a battle but she will lose the war. And voters will take their revenge at the ballot box in 2010. Speaker Pelsosi is the General Custer of our time. She is leading her troops to slaughter at the polls in 2010.
Pelosi Healthcare Bill Has Hidden Tax on YoungThe under-30 crowd that clamored for Barack Obama last year needs to brace for a change they won't believe in: The return of income tax "bracket creep," according to The Wall Street Journal's editorial page.
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