Speaker Nancy Pelosi

No Health Care Bill is Better Than a Bad Bill

John Geyman | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics


John Geyman

Pelosi's health care bill (HR 3962) will not fundamentally reform U.S. health care. This bill is not good enough to pass. We need Medicare for All.

Who's Killing the Public Option? President Obama With a Rahm-Bow

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics


Miles Mogulescu

Those fighting for a "robust" public option need to finally accept the hard truth that Barack Obama is not an ally. He's an obstacle.

The Economy ... Still?

Duncan Quirk | Posted 10.26.2009 | Comedy


Duncan Quirk

Since it's been so long since my last comic, I thought I'd share this little picture I took at the laundromat. ...

Ryan Grim

Pelosi To Dems: Time To Take A Stand On Public Option

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics


Nancy Pelosi is ready to rumble. The House Speaker told her Democratic caucus Tuesday night that she plans to bring a health care reform bill with a r...

Did the NRCC Really Say Nancy Pelosi Should Be Put in Her Place?

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics


Lincoln Mitchell

The specific language used by the NRCC in its latest statement reveals the contempt with which it holds not just Speaker Pelosi, but also some of the basic ideas on which our democracy rests.

Curb Your Enthusiasm: Live From Capitol Hill

Nancy Snow | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics


Nancy Snow

Many Americans are talking back to government, some more viciously than the majority, but Pelosi's broad brush seems to paint all Obama administration critics as potential violent offenders and inciters.

Pelosi: Democrats Facing Toughest Midterms Ever

The Hill's Blog Briefing Room | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics


The 2010 congressional elections will be the "toughest midterm elections Democrats have ever faced," Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) acknowledged toda...

Pelosi Outlines August Plan Of Attack

politico.com | DAVID ROGERS | | Posted 09.01.2009 | Politics


Speaker Nancy Pelosi outlined a doubled-edged message for selling health care reform in August: one part pro-consumer and the second, attacking the he...

Pelosi Will Keep "Villains" Campaign Contributions

Congressional Quarterly | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics


House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called health insurers "the villains" in the unfolding story of the health care overhaul on Thursday, ratcheting...

The Simple Health Insurance Solution

Don McNay | Posted 08.30.2009 | Business


Don McNay

I've had my own angry, screaming battles with my health insurance carrier. It seems everyone I've talked to has had a similar experience. I just don't see them marching on Washington about it.

Un-Spinning Healthcare Reform: Part 1

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics


Kimberly Krautter

One of the most infuriating aspects to the issue of healthcare reform is the lack of honest debate by our public officials.

Nancy Pelosi's Sarah Palin Moment

Kim Stagliano | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics


Kim Stagliano

Good God in heaven - it's been a rough week for anyone who loves a person with autism. I'm rather fond of three girls with autism, my daughters Mia, G...

Earmarks Should Require an Itemized Receipt

Rep. Bill Cassidy | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics


Rep. Bill Cassidy

Transparency, accountability, and rigorous oversight are the keys to cutting waste, fraud, and abuse in government. They are also the keys to regaining taxpayers' trust.

What's Right About the House Health Care Plan

Bruce Tenenbaum | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics


Bruce Tenenbaum

Now that the House members have proposed legislation, it seems fair that I take a few minutes to talk about what they appear to have gotten right.

Pelosi Tells Geithner: Pecora Commission Planned For Next Week

The Page | Mark Halperin | Posted 08.09.2009 | Business


The Page has some details on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plans to form an investigative panel on the financial crisis in the style of the Pecora Commission...

New "Pecora Commission" Stalled In Congress

The Hill | Silla Brush and Jared Allen | Posted 08.01.2009 | Business


Democratic and Republican leaders have yet to nominate a single person to the high-profile commission aimed at investigating the financial crisis, eve...

Madoff Inquiries "Pale" In Comparison To Financial Crisis

Reuters | Matthew Goldstein | Posted 07.31.2009 | Business


Even as Ponzi king Bernard Madoff goes away to prison for the rest of his life and then some, there are still so many unanswered questions -- both big...

Nominees Emerge For New "Pecora Commission"

Reuters | Karey Wutkowski | Posted 07.27.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan panel armed with subpoena power to investigate causes of the Wall Street meltdown is on the brink of being launche...

House GOP Leadership's Pollster Testing Torture As Political Issue

The Plum Line | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics


The pollster for the House GOP leadership has conducted a poll to determine the effectiveness of one of the GOP's leading attacks on Nancy Pelosi -- ...

Will Pelosi Allow a Vote on an Exit Strategy from Afghanistan?

Robert Naiman | Posted 07.24.2009 | World


Robert Naiman

Who has the greatest power over whether Members of the House will be allowed to vote on the McGovern bill? Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House.

The GOP vs. Pelosi: Where's the Outrage?

Bob Burnett | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics


Bob Burnett

Since voters rebuffed John McCain in November, Republicans have turned to their own axis of evil -- Dick Cheney, Newt Gingrich, and Rush Limbaugh -- as their public face.

House Republicans Airing Anti-Pelosi Ad In Swing Districts

CNN | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics


House Republicans have launched a coordinated public relations blitz against 17 congressional Democrats that seeks to tie them to House Speaker Nancy ...

Pelosi Confronts That Age-Old Question

Rick Horowitz | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics


Rick Horowitz

In newsrooms and studios, hearts are a-twitter/The sharks begin circling, they've spotted their prey,/There's sweat on your forehead, there's blood in the water,/They're ready to rip into each word you say.

House Rejects Pelosi Investigation Pushed For By GOP

AP | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics


House Democrats on Thursday defeated a Republican push to investigate House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's claims that the CIA misled her in 2002 about whethe...

Jeff Muskus

GOP Wants To Investigate Pelosi And Only Pelosi

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics


House Republicans aren't opposed to investigating what government officials knew about U.S. torture practices, as long as those officials are Nancy Pe...