House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic, publicly stated earlier this year that she had a duty to pursue policies “in keeping with the values” of Jesus Christ, the “Word made Flesh.” But at a press briefing last week, when reminded of this statement, Pelosi declined to say when Jesus got the right to life.
Democratic Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.), whose party holds the majority in the House with 255 seats versus the Republicans' 178, told CNSNews.com that the GOP’s lack of “bipartisanship” is the reason why comprehensive immigration reform has not passed in the House of Representatives.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), a Catholic, publicly stated earlier this year that she had a duty to pursue policies “in keeping with the values” of Jesus Christ, the “Word made Flesh.” But at a press briefing on July 29, 2010, when reminded of this statement, Pelosi declined to say when Jesus got the right to life.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said on Wednesday that the expiration built into the Bush tax cuts is a “Republican tax increase” for “working Americans” and the Democrats have “no intention” of allowing it to go into effect.
ESPN reporter Erin Andrews -- a victim of stalking whose stalker posted a video online that he had secretly recorded of her – told CNSNews.com that “no one is policing” the Internet and it “needs to be regulated.”
At a press conference on Wednesday, Senators Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) and Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) indicated they were open to filibustering any and all legislation by Republicans in the Senate until a confirmation hearing is held for Dr. Donald Berwick, who was recently recess-appointed by President Obama to head the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) says he is concerned about the prospect of health care rationing following the recess appointment of Dr. Donald Berwick to serve as the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services.