Speaker Nancy Pelosi

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POLITICO: Pelosi elevates two on Dem steering committee

February 5, 2016 Articles
By Lauren French

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has elevated two sophomores on the influential Democratic Steering and Policy Committee.

The California Democrat has promoted Rep. Eric Swalwell, also of California, to vice chair of the panel and added Michigan Rep. Dan Kildee to the leadership committee.

TIME: 7 Questions With Nancy Pelosi

December 28, 2015 Articles
"On Inauguration Day, when he stood there on those steps, unemployment was around 10%. It’s half that now. "

Roll Call: Pelosi’s Victory Lap

December 18, 2015 Articles
“They wanted big oil so much they gave away the store,” Pelosi said at her Friday breakfast roundtable meeting.

San Francisco Chronicle: Pelosi: GOP ‘gave away the store’ in spending bill

December 18, 2015 Articles
By Carolyn Lochhead

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi credited a “desperate thirst” among Republicans to lift a 40-year ban on exporting U.S. crude oil for big Democratic victories — including quashing efforts to defund Planned Parenthood and winning a five-year extension of tax credits for renewable energy — in a $1.1 trillion spending bill Congress cleared on Friday.

The Hill: Pelosi pushes to end ban on gun research

December 10, 2015 Articles
By: Sarah Ferris

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is adding another wrinkle to this year’s budget battle, pressing for the end of a decades-old policy banning most federal research on gun violence.

Wall Street Journal: Nancy Pelosi Drives Hard Bargain With Paul Ryan on Spending, Taxes

December 9, 2015 Articles
By: Kristina Peterson

In case House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) was in any doubt, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) has made it clear this week that she drives a hard bargain.

POLITICO: Congressional Dems back Obama's SCOTUS immigration appeal

December 4, 2015 Articles
More than 200 congressional Democrats are throwing their weight behind the Obama administration's appeal to the Supreme Court to take up a legal case that has stalled President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration

Reuters: After China trip, U.S. lawmakers see hope for common ground on Tibet

November 17, 2015 Articles
Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, said on Tuesday an opportunity exists to find "common ground" with Chinese authorities on Tibet, which it has ruled since 1950.

Associated Press: Pelosi on Rare Visit to Tibet by US Congressional Delegation

November 12, 2015 Articles
"U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi led a delegation of congressional Democrats on a rare trip by foreign politicians to Tibet, during a visit to China that included meetings with officials in Beijing."

Associated Press: House Dem Leader Pelosi Leads Congressional Trip to China

November 6, 2015 Articles
"Pelosi's office said the purpose of the trip was to focus on national security, economics, cyber security, climate change and human rights."

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