Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D, CA-12]

Facebook hires and departures: Japan, DC, legal, global marketing, measurement, more

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...Earlier this week Mixi replaced its founding CEO with 30-year-old Yusuke Asakura. Catlin O’Neill, chief of staff to Rep. Nancy Pelosi, will join Facebook’s lobbying efforts in Washington, The Hill reports. She will join Greg Maurer, a former aide to

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House GOP defeats health bill for 37th time, but changes nothing

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...insurance until age 26, to seniors on Medicare whose high prescription drug bills have been reduced. Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California said the vote was "a waste of the public's time." Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., called it an "obsession ...

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Rep. Mo Brooks votes with House GOP in 37th attempt to repeal Obamacare (video)

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...in favor of it. The bill will move to the Democratic-controlled Senate, where it is expected to die. The House's top Democrat, Nancy Pelosi of California, described the vote as "a waste of the public's time," The Associated Press reported. During debate

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Rep. Terri Sewell to appear at four "town hall meetings" in Birmingham area next Friday

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...now serves on the House Financial Services Committee. In February, the Selma native was picked by Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi to serve on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The committee provides policy guidance and recommend

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Rep. Peterson: Pelosi supports food stamp cuts in House farm bill

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will support moving the House farm bill forward, Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) told reporters Friday. “Leader Pelosi is behind us. I’ve talked to her, and she will be supportin

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O'Donnell Reminds Congress of Real IRS Scandal Ahead of Hearings

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...and I would hope we could change the law on that,” said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Thursday. “Now, I don’t expect Nancy Pelosi to be watching this show,” O’Donnell said, “but someone on her large staff should have picked up what I’

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Dems rally behind White House on Benghazi

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...with full knowledge of these emails, claimed the White House was hiding the truth," Reid said. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., agreed with Obama that the GOP focus was a "sideshow." Yet Republicans made clear they have no plans to back dow

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Obama calls on Congress to fund embassy security

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

Another round for the House on 'Obamacare'

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...parent's insurance until age 26, to seniors on Medicare whose high prescription drug bills have been reduced. Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California said the vote was "a waste of the public's time." Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., called it an "obse

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U.S. Senate Update: Gary Peters, Justin Amash and Mike Rogers get pressured on Obamacare repeal vote

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...Gary Peters followed Nancy Pelosi's marching orders and told Michigan voters that he “proudly worked to pass” ObamaCare. And when Americans objected, Peters and Pelosi forced it through anyway. — The White House (@whitehouse) May 16, 2013 Good aft

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After Democrat brinksmanship, House group finds agreement on immigration bill

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...Democratic leadership in the immigration working group. Becerra represents a district in California, home state of Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the minority leader. Regardless of who said what and when, it was clear that cracks in the once-united group are formin

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IRS Scandal Sparks Fundraising Blitz

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...the Department of Justice secretly seized phone records of Associated Press journalists. He also snipes at House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. "Clearly he's hoping a Democrat-controlled House will let him off the hook. We can't let that happen,

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National Republicans Keep After Elizabeth Esty On Contributions From Energy Industry

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...Esty puts special interests over Connecticut’s middle class families.” The script for the web ad is as follows: Her friends at Nancy Pelosi’s Super PAC spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to get her elected to Congress. But don’t take it from

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Pelosi aide joins Facebook’s D.C. lobby shop

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...PM EDT TheWashingtonPost Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. (David Paul Morris - BLOOMBERG) Catlin O’Neill, long-time aide to Rep. Nancy Pelosi, is off to the private sector, joining Facebook ’s growing lobbying shop in Washington. O’Neill, now chief o

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Orange Man Blues

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...Instead, they have worked together to investigate the Obama administration’s handling of the Sept. 11, 2012 assault. Nancy Pelosi’s recent mockery of John Boehner’s weakness gathers more credibility every day. As The Hill’s Molly Hooper reports,

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Nancy Pelosi’s Curious Statement About John Boehner: ‘If He Were a Woman…’

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Cali.) delved into a peculiar topic of discussion on MSNBC “All In” with Chris Hayes Monday night: what the reputation of House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) would be “if he were a woman.” In a discussion about jo

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Obama: When Nancy Pelosi was speaker, we got a lot of stuff done

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...than getting things done,” he explained. Obama added that he was much more successful during his first term, thanks to Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who also attended the fundraiser. “But what I also say is that during those two years that Nancy Pelosi was Spe

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Pelosi: IRS Scandal "An Opportunity" To Scrutinize 501(c)(4)s And "Overturn Citizens United"

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...NANCY PELOSI (D-CA): Well, I think it's an opportunity. Let me say it this way, if, in fact, the IRS was targeting people because of their title, that would be wrong. It should be condemned. The whole idea, of 501(c)(4)s being engaged in politics is som

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Goodlatte: Gun Control Legislation Not Dead Yet

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...System before the end of the year could be used as one vehicle for additional gun control measures. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said she believes the House will bring up gun legislation as well, but she still prefers the universal background chec

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Pelosi Injects Campaign Finance Debate Into IRS Scandal

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s two-paragraph statement on allegations that the IRS targeted tea party organizations for extra review could have come from any concerned lawmaker Monday. But a single sentence tying the IRS’ alleged misconduct with a c

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