Tag Archives: Nancy Pelosi

Big news from Freedom To Marry: “Freedom to Marry is proud to have Leader Pelosi joining our call to put the Democratic Party squarely on record in support of the freedom to marry as part of the national platform. A strong majority of Democrats and Independents support the freedom to marry, and standing up for all families is not just …

Noticeably absent: Chris Christie. (Tipped by JMG reader Brian)

“Oh, but what about them? He [Barney Frank] chooses a party that supports his values. They’ve chosen a party that supports their income — a party that denigrates them and treats them with disrespect.” – House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, on the attacks made on Frank by the likes of GOProud. Hit the link for the Advocate’s cover profile on …

Yesterday House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi warned that she has damaging information about Newt Gingrich that she will reveal some time in the future. “One of these days we’ll have a conversation about Newt Gingrich,” Pelosi told Talking Points Memo. “When the time is right. … I know a lot about him. I served on the investigative committee that …

(Via – Think Progress)

By a 3-2 vote, the leaders of the U.S. House voted today to intervene in the DOMA cases presently in the courts. In a party-line vote of 3-2, the five-member Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group composed of House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Democrats House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi …

“Proving once again why she is former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the House Minority Leader wagged her finger at Republicans for ‘standing up for a discriminatory law’ and ‘failing to focus on jobs and the economy.’ ‘This action,’ she said, ‘places Republicans squarely on the wrong side of history and progress. This is nothing more than a distraction from our most …

Today’s episode: Pelosi vs. Boehner on DOMA.

Noting that the gavel he’d selected was “larger than most,” Rep. Nancy Pelosi has handed over power to Speaker John Boehner. FSM help us all.

On her final day as the first woman Speaker of the House, Rep. Nancy Pelosi says she has “no regrets.”

“From the standpoint of the Democratic Party, she did a great job of ramming their agenda down the throats of the House of Representatives. But in so doing, she has alienated a good bit of the American people, including those independent voters. I thought it was rather humorous that for weeks and weeks, there was a big sign outside the …

But 43 Democrats voted against her. Officials said that Ms. Pelosi defeated Representative Heath Shuler of North Carolina in an internal party vote, 150 to 43. Mr. Shuler acknowledged before the vote that he had no chance to win, but he wanted to give disgruntled Democrats a chance to register their opposition to Ms. Pelosi’s leadership just the same. Earlier …

According to Politico, outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated during a conference call today that she is planning for a vote on ENDA during the lame duck session. Politico’s Ben Smith characterizes ENDA as an “easy lift” compared to other LGBT rights legislation. That’s probably true in the House as a high percentage of Democrats have signed on as co-sponsors. …

In an editorial published today, the New York Times says that House Democrats would be better served by a Minority Leader other than Nancy Pelosi. Ms. Pelosi announced on Friday that she would seek the post of House minority leader. That job is not a good match for her abilities in maneuvering legislation and trading votes, since Democrats will no …

There was some question as to whether Pelosi would run for House Minority Leader and since Tuesday night a couple of House Democrats have gone as far as declaring they’d oppose her. Over on Twitter, teabaggers are claiming to be ecstatic over this news, so Pelosi can continue “dragging the Democrats down.”