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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told ABC News in an exclusive interview that Democrats "have a very good chance of winning the House" majority in the 2012 elections, pointing to Medicare as the key issue that could propel her party back into control of the lower chamber of Congress. "We just take it, as I say to the members, one day, one good day, one good week, one good month, one good quarter at a time," said Pelosi, D-Calif., in an interview for ABC News' Subway Series with Jonathan Karl. Pelosi discussed a wide array of subjects, ranging from military...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 03, 2006 CONTACT: Brendan Daly/Jennifer Crider 202-226-7616 Pelosi: Reconstruction Effort in Iraq Has Been One of Bush Administration’s Greatest Failures Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on news reports that the office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq has received orders to shut down: “One of the Bush Administration’s greatest failures in Iraq has been the poorly conceived and ineptly managed reconstruction effort. No one knows how much of the $21 billion in U.S. funds made available for reconstruction has gone to projects that were never completed, or...

President Bush, buoyed by news that U.S. unemployment was at a five-year low, put the focus in the Battle for Congress squarely on the economy Friday, hammering away at Democrats — in particular, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi — who he warned can't wait to do away with tax cuts.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 30, 2006 CONTACT: Brendan Daly 202-226-7616 Pelosi Statement on Rumsfeld Remarks Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in response to Secretary Rumsfeld’s remarks he made yesterday to the American Legion convention in Salt Lake City: "Secretary Rumsfeld's efforts to smear critics of the Bush Administration's Iraq policy are a pathetic attempt to shift the public's attention from his repeated failure to manage the conduct of the war competently. If Mr. Rumsfeld is so concerned with comparisons to World War II, he should explain why our troops have now been...

Looking for a "strong, strong drumbeat" out of California, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi fired up a partisan San Francisco crowd Friday with her vision of a Democrat-led Congress. With Democrats in control, Congress will quickly push through legislation raising the minimum wage, cutting the interest rate of college loans, ending subsidies for oil companies and making Medicare prescription drug costs more competitive, she told a cheering crowd in the heart of her congressional district

No, No, Nancy: Republican Group Sees Ethics ViolationSusan Jones Senior Editor (CNSNews.com) - A Republican group that monitors Democrat "hypocrisy" says House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has run afoul of House ethics rules. The National Republican Campaign Committee points to a recent Washington Post article, which noted that Democratic congressional leaders are not happy with the way DNC Chairman Howard Dean is spending money. According to that March 5 article, "At a private meeting last month, they let him (Dean) know. Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid (Nev.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) challenged the former Vermont governor...

Flies at a picnic have no greater agenda than to disrupt our sunny day and try to spoil the potato salad. Fortunately, the annoying pests can be sent on their way with a little repellant. Congressional liberals, similarly devoid of a stated economic agenda, are exhibiting the same behavior as picnic flies. Our repellant against these nuisances is to persistently tell the facts. The positive metrics of the current economy are undeniable. Gross Domestic Product exceeded three percent growth for all of 2005, and has grown for sixteen straight quarters. U.S. businesses created over two million new jobs last year....

Democratic Leaders Urge Speaker to Hold Hearings on President's Authorization of National Security Agency's Activities 12/18/2005 4:49:00 PM To: National Desk, Congressional Correspondent Contact: Brendan Daly or Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616. both of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi ; Web: http://democraticleader.house.gov WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi; House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer; Congressman John Conyers, Ranking Member on the Judiciary Committee; Congressman Henry Waxman, Ranking Member on the Government Reform Committee; and Congresswoman Jane Harman, Ranking Member on the Intelligence Committee, sent a letter to Speaker Hastert last night urging him to join Democrats in establishing...

Just caught this at the end...Pelosi was being interview live on CNN, and she was spewing about the Bush failures..The CNN anchor was asking a few tough questions, interupting Pelosi, not letting the wild charges be go unchallenged, when Pelois, obviously annoyed, said "Well, why don't you quit your job ( at CNN) and got to work for the Bush White House?"

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usnw/20050907/pl_usnw/pelosi___september_has_become_synonymous_with_a_lack_of_preparedness__whether_in_new_york_or_new_orleans_304_xml Pelosi: 'September has Become Synonymous With a Lack of Preparedness, Whether in New York or New Orleans' WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Congressmen Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), and Ed Markey (D-MA) and first responders at a news conference today to discuss homeland security and how America remains vulnerable four years after the September 11th terrorist attacks. Below are Pelosi's remarks: "Four years ago, our country suffered a terrible attack. This Sunday will mark the four-year anniversary. We remember the many families who were affected by losing their loved ones and...

WASHINGTON Congress' top two Democrats furiously criticized the administration's response to Hurricane Katrina on Wednesday, with Sen. Harry Reid demanding to know whether President Bush's Texas vacation impeded relief efforts and Rep. Nancy Pelosi assailing the chief executive as "oblivious, in denial" about the difficulties.