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U.S. House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi speaks during a news conference on January 18, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images) COLLEGE STATION (AP) -House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi steps into potentially hostil
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi steps into potentially hostile territory with an appearance at Texas A&M University. The California liberal speaks at the George H.W. Bush School of Government, based at a university know
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi steps into potentially hostile territory with an appearance at Texas A&M University. The California liberal speaks at the George H.W. Bush School of Government, based at a university known fo
Reporter's Note: President Obama can count on a letter from me every single day. Just as I can count on no reply. Apparently. Dear Mr. President, It is no secret to you, of course, that you’ve been a tad embroiled in an issue lately…a debate about either
Two news stories from this week underscored the most important development in Democratic party politics in the last thirty years. First, from the Washington Free Beacon: Politico Influence reports that House minority leader Nancy Pelosi and minority whip
Progressive loon Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has argued time and again that unemployment benefits are a great way to create jobs. As Big Government readers know, Pelosi isn’t the only congressional Democrat to build a career coaxing the masses into Washington’s
REP. PAUL RYAN (R-WI): Well, I couldn't hear all of that clip from Rick Santorum, but what I would say is what we're getting from the White House with this conscience issue, it's not an issue about contraception, it's an issue that reveals a political ph
About 11 years ago, James K. “Jamie” Galbraith recalls, hundreds of his fellow economists laughed at him. To his face. In the White House. A discounted poster presenting US dollars bills in circulation is seen in the visitor center of the Bureau of Engra
It should be the highest ambition of every American to extend his views beyond himself, and to bear in mind that his conduct will not only affect himself, his country, and his immediate posterity; but that its influence may be co-extensive with the world
A.J. DiCintio A specter is haunting the United States. All the powers of the old liberal order have entered into an unholy alliance to keep this pernicious presence alive: Political Pope Obama and Democratic Party Tsa
Back in the Gilded Age, venality was the rule in Congress. Bribes were as common as tobacco pipes. Lawmakers fattened their bank accounts through insider deals, with the needs of ordinary people an afterthought. Nelson Aldrich, a powerful Republican who
When Sen. Robert Kennedy campaigned for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1968, the father of 10 (an 11th child was born months after his assassination) provoked howls of laughter among reporters when he made it clear that he would neither welcom
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi whipped up a crowd of party faithful Saturday morning on the city's West Side, stumping for state Rep. Joaquín Castro, who is running to replace Congressman Charlie Gonzalez. Gonzalez is retiring at the end of his term
The rare bipartisan agree
To the Editor: A few weeks ago, you published an editorial in which you parroted the Democrat talking points on the Citizens United decision. President Obama, Harry Reid, Charles Schumer and Nancy Pelosi love to demagogue the issue. The president recentl
What were they discussing…birth control. Imagine a women’s panel with no women to add content. Nancy Pelosi was quick to jump on that one as well. The second panel had women. What’s wrong with these GOP folks, we know they are among the most digital illi
Michael Gaynor Pelosi and Gillibrand are Planned Parenthood worshipers who use women's health as a euphemism for acts that the Catholic Church condemns as grave sins. Former Speaker, current House Democratic leader and self-described "ardent Catholic" Na
Newt Gingrich is asking television stations in his home state of Georgia not to air an ad by a pro-Romney PAC, Restore Our Future. Attorney Patrick Millsaps wrote that the ad is "defamatory" and could expose the television station to "civil liability" if
About 200 people braved the rain in Austin today to support Planned Parenthood and affordable access to birth control for all women. The keynote speaker was Cecile Richards, current president of the Planned Parenthood For America Federation, former staff
Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi (born March 26, 1940) is the current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Before being elected Speaker in the 110th Congress, she was the House Minority Leader from 2003 to 2007, holding the post during the 108th, and 109th Congresses. Full Article
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. , right, speaks alongside California Democratic Party Chairman John Burton, left, during a news conference on the first day of the California Democrats State Convention Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, in San Diego. The annual convention continues...
View Photo »Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich. , a member of the House-Senate conference committee negotiating the extension of the payroll tax break, right, walks with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. The bi-partisan conferees worked late...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 2: House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) receives a kiss from U.S. President Barack Obama after speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast February 2, 2012 in Washington, DC. Obama also spoke, defending his economic policies in an echo of his...
View Photo »US President Barack Obama kisses House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC, on February 2, 2012.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 01: House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), poses for a photo with Girl Scout Gold Award Recipient Sajala Shukla at Girl Scouts At 100: The Launch of ToGetHerThere at Capitol Hill Cannon House Office Bldg, Caucus Room on February 1, 2012 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 01: Girl Scout Gold Award Recipient Sajala Shukla, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Anna Maria Chavez, Chief Executive Officer of Girl Scouts of the USA, Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Sheila Jackson-Lee (D - TX), Connie L. Lindsey, National President, Girl...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 01: Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) shares remarks at Girl Scouts At 100: The Launch of ToGetHerThere at Capitol Hill Cannon House Office Bldg, Caucus Room on February 1, 2012 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 01: Anna Maria Chavez, Chief Executive Officer of Girl Scouts of the USA, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Connie L. Lindsey, National President, Girl Scouts of the USA, pose for a photo at Girl Scouts At 100: The Launch of ToGetHerThere at Capitol Hill...
View Photo »House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. , leaves the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. As former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has made a surge in the GOP presidential race, Pelosi asserted earlier this week that "Newt Gingrich will not be president of the United...
View Photo »A t-shirt depicting U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev. , former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and President Barack Obama, is shown at the Carson City Republican Caucus, Saturday, Feb. 4 2012, in Carson City, Nev.
View Photo »U.S. President Barack Obama is greeted by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi at the 60th annual National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton hotel in Washington February 2, 2012.
View Photo »President Barack Obama give House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. , a kiss at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: U.S. House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to the media while flanked by House Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill January 6, 2012 in Washington, DC. Pelosi urged House Republicans to immediately begin working with Democrats on a long term...
View Photo »US Rep. John Larson (R), D-CT, delivers remarks with US House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (L), D-CA, and other House Democratic leaders calling on Republicans to return to work because 'We Can't Wait' on the payroll tax cut extension and unemployment insurance bills, January 5, 2012...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 20: U.S. House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) returns to her office after a vote on the floor December 20, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The House has rejected the bi-partisan two-month payroll tax cut extension that has been approved by a...
View Photo »House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) gestures as she speaks to the media after the House vote on the Senate version of the payroll tax cut extension on Capitol Hill in Washington December 20, 2011.
View Photo »House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) arrive to speaks to the media after the House vote on the Senate version of the payroll tax cut extension on Capitol Hill in Washington December 20, 2011.
View Photo »House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. , center, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md. , left, and Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. , left, walks away after participating in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011.
View Photo »Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. , listens as House Minority Whip, D-Md. , speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011.
View Photo »Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. , speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. She is joined by Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn. , left, and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md. , right.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 19: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) talks with members of the news media before heading into a House Democratic caucus meeting at the U.S. Captiol December 19, 2011 in Washington, DC. The House is expected to reject legislation passed by the Senate...
View Photo »House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi speaks with reporters before a closed Democratic Caucus meeting at Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. Partisan to the core, Congress careened toward a holiday-season standoff Monday on legislation to prevent a Social Security...
View Photo »U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington December 16, 2011. A deal has been reached among congressional negotiators to fund U.S. government agencies through September 30, 2012, Democratic Senator Daniel Inouye said on Thursday.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 16: U.S. House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (R) speaks as House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (L)listens during a news conference December 16, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The House Democratic leaders accused the Republican-led...
View Photo »House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) walks after speaking to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington December 16, 2011. Lawmakers on Friday reached a tentative deal to fund an array of government agencies through September 30 and avert...
View Photo »House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. , right, speaks alongside California Democratic Party Chairman John Burton, left, during a news conference on the first day of the California Democrats State Convention Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, in San Diego. The annual convention continues...
View Photo »But whether it's job creation, economic growth, the tax code and the rest -- the deck is getting stacked against the middle class.
Speaker Gingrich, a super PAC supporting Governor Romney is running an ad here citing a pro-life’s group charge that you voted for a bill in Congress, co-sponsored by Nancy Pelosi, that supported China’s one-child policy. And they say that means you provided government funding for abortion, but you oppo...
He’s overseen an era of greater security in the Capitol complex and an expansion in the responsibilities of the Capitol Police, always discharging his duties with bipartisanship and the utmost professionalism
In fact, after Nancy Pelosi became Speaker, we were told, 'She's the first female speaker of the House, so whether we like it or not, we've got to handle this with kid gloves. Don't go after Speaker Pelosi. You can go after other people, but you'll be branded as mean and evil if you go after the first f...
So I said, ‘This is really my day. I’m getting fashion advice from Barney Frank and diplomacy advice from David Obey.’ Frank, of course, is more famous for his gruff manner and stinging wit and less for his ability to pull together a look. I love Barney, I’m really going to miss him
We’ll hear from both sides today – from the left, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi; and from the right, Republican Governor Haley Barbour.
So I said, ‘This is really my day. I’m getting fashion advice from Barney Frank and diplomacy advice from David Obey.’ Frank, of course, is more famous for his gruff manner and stinging wit and less for his ability to pull together a look. I love Barney, I’m really going to miss him
I know Nancy Pelosi very well and I know a number of the Republican leaders ... Pulling those guys together is a lot easier than pulling Bain together.
I go and I accomplish what I was set out to do. I was so proud
It must be painful for Steny Hoyer to keep a straight face while he cheerleads for Nancy Pelosi's hopeless campaign to become Speaker again.
I love Barney. Personally, I just love him. I’m really going to miss him
With more than three times the cash on hand that we had at this point last election cycle ... we are very confident in our ability to continue defeating House Democrats and ensuring that Nancy Pelosi never becomes speaker again.
I don’t know what the middle class ever did to the Republicans that they’re so out to get them
The issue gained national attention Sunday night when the CBS news show 60 Minutes reported that lawmakers have exempted themselves and their staffers from a law that has sent some of their constituents to jail. The broadcast questioned stock trades made by House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and House ...
Need to find a better solution than SOPA
The Maryland Democratic Party's ruthless zeal to win a Congressional district, to attempt to return the Speaker's gavel to Nancy Pelosi and her left-wing Democrat Congressional colleagues, led them to essentially eliminate rural representation Western Maryland
This plan would abolish Medicare as we know it ... We cannot let that happen.
I really don’t hate anyone over politics. Few people really sicken me ... I don’t hate Nancy Pelosi. I just disrespect her immensely.
only way we will be able to reach an agreement
If 2012 were an ordinary election year, Gingrich would be doomed by his gaffes, three marriages and fleeting alliances with Hillary Clinton on health care and Nancy Pelosi on global warming
to protect the wealthiest one percent at all costs.
Last night marked a momentous evening in my campaign for re-election ... At a special event in Washington, Democratic leaders including Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer, James Clyburn, Sandy Levin, John Conyers, Emmanuel Cleaver, and Steve Israel stood by my side and pledged their unwavering support on my beha...
Republicans chose to keep their pledge to Grover Norquist
I'm a devout Catholic and I honor my faith and love it . . . but they have this conscience thing.
It is fiscally irresponsible, it does not create jobs, it is not fair and the voters will know about that
