Tag Archives: Nancy Pelosi

LIVE VIDEO: House Votes On Build Back Better Act

The Guardian reports: The House had expected to vote last night on the Build Back Better budget bill but Republican minority leader Kevin McCarthy threw a spanner into the works with an eight-and-a-half-hour overnight speech. House members are gathering now and will begin voting shortly on the bill, which comes in at almost $2tn in spending on social support programs …

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Politico: If Nancy Pelosi Retires, Her Daughter May Run

Politico Playbook reports: Speaker Pelosi has hinted strongly this will be her last term in the House. And back in her district, buzz is building over her potential successor — and the possibility that her daughter, Christine Pelosi, could make a play for the seat. But the competition will be fierce for a seat that hasn’t been truly up since …

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House Approves Infrastructure Bill In 228-206 Vote

CNN reports: Congress has passed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, delivering on a major pillar of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda after months of internal deliberations and painstaking divisions among Democrats. The final vote was 228-206. Thirteen Republicans voted with the majority of Democrats in support of the bill, though six Democrats voted against it. The bill now heads …

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Live Video: Possible House Vote On Infrastructure Bill

Nobody knows what might happen: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plan to pass a $1.9 trillion economic package and a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, two pillars of President Joe Biden’s agenda, is at risk of collapsing as leaders struggle to unify the progressive and moderate wings of the party, a dynamic that has consumed Democrats for the past several months. After …

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Pelosi Adds Paid Family Leave Back To Spending Bill

NBC News reports: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Wednesday that family and medical paid leave is back in the massive social safety net spending package, but its inclusion in the final draft hinges on support from Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a key centrist. “I have asked the Ways and Means Committee for its legislation for Paid Family and Medical Leave …

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Pelosi Laughs Off Question About Running In 2022

The Hill reports: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Sunday laughed off a question about whether she would run for reelection in 2022, saying she would consult with her family before making her decision public. Pelosi appeared surprised when CNN’s “State of the Union” host Jake Tapper asked about whether she would run again for her congressional seat, which she has …

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Rioter Finally Charged With Stealing Pelosi’s Laptop

Politico reports: Prosecutors have formally charged a Jan. 6 rioter with stealing a laptop from Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office and selling or disposing of it. Riley Williams, one of more than 600 defendants charged for breaching the Capitol, had long been suspected of making off with the computer. The newly issued indictment describes it as a Hewlett-Packard laptop “located in …

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House Approves Budget Package In 220-212 Vote

The Washington Post reports: House Democrats on Tuesday approved a roughly $3.5 trillion budget that could enable sweeping changes to the nation’s healthcare, education and tax laws, overcoming internal divisions in a debate that could foreshadow even tougher battles still to come. The 220-212 outcome came after days of delays as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) scrambled to stave off …

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Dem Moderates Stall Biden’s $3.5T Budget Plan

The Associated Press reports: Confronting moderates, House Democratic leaders tried to muscle President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint over a key hurdle, working overnight to ease an intraparty showdown that risks upending their domestic infrastructure agenda. Tensions flared and spilled into early Tuesday as a band of moderate lawmakers threatened to withhold their votes for the $3.5 trillion plan. They …

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McCarthy Ridicules Cheney And Kinzinger As “Pelosi Republicans” For Their Appointment To Riot Committee

CBS News reports: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy mocked Republican Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger Monday as “Pelosi Republicans” Monday over their appointment to the select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol assault. A small number of Republicans are pushing for Cheney and Kinzinger to be punished for agreeing to serve on the select committee. McCarthy made the comments …

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Kinzinger Accepts Appointment To Riot Committee

That was quick. CNN reports: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Sunday she has appointed GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger to the House select committee to investigate the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. “Today, I am announcing the appointment of Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger, an Air Force veteran and Lieutenant Colonel in the Air National Guard, to serve on the …

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Pelosi: It’s My Plan To Name Kinzinger To Riot Panel

Axios reports: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Sunday that it is her “plan” to appoint Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) to the House select committee investigating the deadly Jan 6. Capitol riots. Pelosi’s statement to ABC’s “This Week” comes after she rejected two of the five Republican appointments offered by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). Pelosi’s refusal led to …

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Pelosi Rejects Jordan And Banks For Riot Committee

ABC News reports: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday rejected two of the Republican picks — Reps. Jim Jordan (Ohio) and Jim Banks (Ind. ) — for the Jan. 6 select committee. Both GOP lawmakers are staunch allies of former President Trump, and both had voted in January against certifying President Biden’s election victory. In a statement, Pelosi said Democrats …

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BOOK: Pelosi Feared “Maniac” Trump Would Use Nukes

The Hill reports: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was fearful former President Trump would launch nuclear weapons in his final days in the White House, according to a new book. Washington Post journalists Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker write in “I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump’s Catastrophic Final Year” that Pelosi called Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the …

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Pelosi Appoints Liz Cheney To Riot Select Committee

The Washington Post reports: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Thursday that Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.) will chair the select committee that will probe the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob, and Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) will serve as a member. Cheney has been outspoken in her criticism of former president Donald Trump and was …

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Pelosi Announces Select Committee On Capitol Riot

The Washington Post reports: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Thursday that House Democrats will form a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob, one month after Senate Republicans blocked an effort to form an independent, bipartisan commission. “This morning, with great solemnity and sadness, I’m announcing that the House will be …

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Pelosi: I Haven’t Given Up On Joe Manchin [VIDEO]

“I don’t give up on Joe Manchin. When he was governor and Secretary of State in West Virginia he initiated many of the initial ideas that are in the HR 1, S.1, the For the People Act. I read his op-ed and you read a part of it, I think he left the door open. I think it’s ajar. I’m …

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Biden Nixes Presidential Commission On Capitol Riot

Axios reports: President Biden has decided against appointing his own commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection and will instead increase pressure on Congress to establish a committee, White House officials tell Axios. Some House Democrats suggested Biden create a presidential commission after Senate Republicans blocked the establishment of a bipartisan, independent panel. This decision signals his preference for House …

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Pelosi Isn’t Giving Up On Forming Riot Commission

NBC News reports: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi isn’t giving up on an investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, telling Democrats on Tuesday that four options remain to launch a comprehensive review even after Republicans blocked such legislation last week. Pelosi listed four possibilities: The Senate could hold a second vote on the original bipartisan commission; Democrats in …

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Pelosi Roasts GOP “Cowardice” On Riot Commission

The Hill reports: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday slammed Republicans after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said that he would not support legislation to create a 9/11-style commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Addressing reporters Tuesday morning, Pelosi lamented the “cowardice” of those Republicans like McCarthy who oppose bipartisan legislation to form the independent …

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