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Getting to 220

Apparently the way Nancy Pelosi managed to get to 220 votes for the Pelosi version of ObamaCare was to strengthen provisions preventing any government money from going to pay for abortions, even to preventing subsidies for low-income people to buy... Full Article at The Orange County Register

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  1. US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi gives a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington,DC on November 17, 2009 for the launch of ScienceWorksForUS, an initiative to highlight the scientific research and related activities that have been made possible through the 2009 economic stimulus package.
  2. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: Rep. George Miller (D-CA) (L) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) walk to the House floor on Capitol Hill November 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. Members of the House of Representatives continued debate on healthcare reform legislation.
  3. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: U.S. President Barack Obama (3R) stands with House Democratic leaders House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) (L), Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY) (2L), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (3L), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (C), Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) (2R)...
  4. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 06: U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (5th L) reacts as she shakes hands with Rep. Bill Owens (D-NY) (L) as (2nd L to R) Owens' granddaughter Caroline Antonipillai, wife Jane, daughter Jenna and son-in-law Warren Jackson look on during a mock swearing in No...
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  6. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 05: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) arrives at her weekly news conference at the US Capitol on November 5, 2009 in Washington, DC. Speaker Pelosi spoke about the House of Representatives upcoming vote on health care legislation.
  7. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 3: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (L) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) talk before a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  8. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 30: (AFP-OUT) Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi (L) holds Ryan White's mother before President Barack Obama signs the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 on October 30, 2009 in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, DC.
  9. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 29: U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (L) shakes hands with House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (R) during an event at the U.S. Capitol unveiling the House of Representatives' 'Affordable Health Care for America Act' October 29, 2009, in Washington...

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