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Pelosi on health care, Cheney
From NBC's Mark MurrayIn an interview with NBC's Andrea Mitchell, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi repeated that the House health-care legislation WILL have a public option in it -- although it won't be called "Medicare for Everyone." She also countered former Vice President Cheney's recent statement that the Obama administration has been "dithering" on Afghanistan. "The fact is the American people very overwhelmingly approve of the president deliberating on this issue, because they know its...( ...
When Asked Where the Constitution Authorizes Congress to Order Americans To Buy Health ...
cnsnews.com — (CNSNews.com) When CNSNews.com asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday where the Constitution authorized Congress to... order Americans to buy health insurance--a mandate included in both the House and Senate versions of the health care ... (more) When Asked Where the Constitution Authorizes Congress to ...
Pelosi To Dems: Time To Take A Stand On Public Option
huffingtonpost.com — Nancy Pelosi is ready to rumble. The House Speaker told her Democratic caucus Tuesday night that she... plans to bring a health care reform bill with a robust public option to the House floor for a vote, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) tells HuffPost. But ... (more) Pelosi To Dems: Time To Take A Stand On Public Option
Pelosi: Health care
breitbart.com — SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - A government-sponsored "public option" for health care lives, though it may be more... attractive to skeptics if it goes by a different moniker, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday. In an appearance at a Florida senior center, ... (more) Pelosi: Health care
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Dems lash out at Cheney over 'dithering' comment
WTF Is It Now?!? — ... Pelosi: “Oh Christ, not again.. There are so many things that are so inappropriate about the Bush/Cheney misadministration and their aftermath... The public is tired of this shit. The fact is the American people very overwhelming approve of the president deliberating on this issue, because they know its consequences are very serious. So fuck him.” ...

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