Pelosi Remarks at Press Conference Following Passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act
Posted on: Sunday, 8 November 2009, 03:01 CST
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic leaders held a press conference following the House passage of H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act. The bill passed by a vote of 220 to 215. Below are the Speaker's opening remarks:
"I and some of my colleagues just received a call from the President of the United States, Barack Obama, congratulating us on a great victory for the American people. I thank the President for his tremendous leadership because without President Obama in the White House, this victory would not have been possible. He provided the vision and the momentum for us to get the job done for the American people. And for that we are very, very proud -- proud of our success, proud of the Members of Congress who took a very, very intense interest in the legislation -- they know what we have accomplished for the American people.
"And it certainly would not have been possible without the tremendous leadership of our committee chairs -- Mr. Waxman, Mr. Miller, and Mr. Rangel. But I also want to congratulate the leadership team. We call it a team, but it is becoming more and more of a partnership and we're hearing from all of them, but Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Larson, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Van Hollen, our co-chairs -- Mr. Miller and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro -- have been wonderful.
"And now we'll hear from our chairmen. But we've all promised to be very brief so I'll save the rest of my remarks for when I talk to you later. But I know I speak for all of them when I say how proud we are to stand here with John Dingell. He brings the history and the prospects for the future to this debate. And how proud we were when he stood at that podium and opened the debate this morning and how appropriate it was that he would close the debate for our side and bring home a winning majority."
SOURCE Office of the Speaker of the House
Source: PR Newswire
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User Comments (2)
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Posted by bap on 11/08/2009, 18:23 Nazi Pelosi is a Moron! She does not care about America never has,never will. We need to vote out this whole bunch of LOSERS in 2010! Enough said. |
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Posted by bigdave on 11/08/2009, 11:23 Never in history have we witnessed such a blatant disregard for our Constitution. Nazi Pelosi, the wicked witch of the west needs to be thrown out of office NOW! America IS NOT a socialist country and never will be inspite of demorat/socialist attempts to make US so. You want this country to be as SCREWED UP as California?! Then follow the WITCH and you will have runaway govt spending on BS, taxes up the wazoo, and political correctness that will get us all killed! Quite simple really. But then, when have we EVER learned from history? Not yet! And just how much experience does the WITCH have in healthcare? As much as El Presidente...NADA!!!! (that means NONE!!!) You morons. You want a kite flyer piloting your airliner? No? What's the dif? Americans getting dumber and lazier by the generation. Maybe its time to leave. |
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