Tag Archives: Nancy Pelosi

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.”

John Dennis wants to abolish the Department of Education, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Commerce. Because we can’t let non-Christians brainwash our kids or let the federal government have any oversight of the food supply or business. He also wants to throw a bucket of water on Nancy Pelosi. Does he really want to be Dorothy in …

About 20 members of GetEQUAL staged an ENDA protest at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda this morning. An unknown number of the group was arrested. Via Kerry Eleveld at the Advocate: “In March, GetEqual held a sit-in in Pelosi’s office asking her to bring ENDA to the floor for a vote. At that point, we said we keep coming back until …

Obviously referring to GetEQUAL’s protests, Pelosi said, “I would target [politicians] in a positive way. This is America, show your appreciation to those that are with us.” More about Pelosi’s speech at LGBT POV. (Video by Good As You’s Jeremy Hooper.)

Since most of today’s speeches were read from prepared statements, they often lacked the dramatic emotional punch of those delivered on our behalf during the New York Senate’s debate on marriage equality. But here’s a few of of the best.

Speaking at a Harvey Milk Day celebration in San Francisco, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed that DADT will be nothing but a memory by Christmas.

According to an unnamed person on a conference call with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, she vowed that she has “no intention” of losing the (hopefully) upcoming votes on DADT and ENDA. Kerry Eleveld reports for the Advocate: A second participant said the Speaker discussed the timing of taking a vote on ENDA relative to a DADT repeal vote, which is …

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has fired back at yesterday’s statement by Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement in response to a letter sent this afternoon by Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Defense Secretary Robert Gates concerning the repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy: “We …

Speaker Nancy Pelosi has promised a House vote on the repeal of DADT sometime this year. “It is the Speaker’s intention that a vote will be taken this year on [‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’] in the House,” Drew Hammill, a Pelosi spokesperson, told DC Agenda in a statement Monday. The announcement is promising news for repeal advocates because Pelosi has …