House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) says that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s National Energy Tax is “wrong for America [and] the wrong bill at the wrong time.” (:18)
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) calls Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s National Energy Tax, part of the Waxman-Markey Bill, “a bureaucratic nightmare.” (0:18)
By Michael Combier-Talk Radio News Service
Last week’s diplomatic trip to China, the bi-partisan congressional delegation led by the U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said that the government of China was very attentive to what the delegation had to say on the environmental issue and that they were eager to find common ground policies with the United States to resolve the climate change crisis, Pelosi said
“On our way to China, we visited Alaska. And in our own country, we saw the impact of climate change and of the global warming crisis. We saw that the polar cap is melting, the thermal control of the planet is affected… It is urgent to meet the issue of global warming crisis,” said Pelosi today at a press conference in the Capitol.
Pelosi pointed out that the Chinese have observed the same kind of effect in their own country with the melting of the glacier in Himalaya which made the finding of solutions more urgent between the two country.
The focus of the trip was “on climate change and what we can do between our two countries to help reach some agreement that will help serve us all well in the multilateral decision that will be made” in the United Nations – Climate Change Conference held in Copenhagen from December 7-18, Pelosi said.
The passing on May 21 by the Energy and Commerce Committee of the American Clean Energy and Security Act had equipped the U.S. delegation “with the assurance to the Chinese that action will be taken by the Congress of the United States on this subject” and that a significant movement is already underway said Pelosi.
Another issue that was dealt by the U.S. delegation was human rights and the twentieth anniversary’s of the Tiananmen Square protest. The memory of this event was raised by a great majority of Chinese during the trip said Pelosi.
The delegation delivered a letter to the President of the People’s Republic of China, Hu Jintao, and the Chinese government “for the release of prisoners of conscience in accordance with the principles of the Chinese constitution,” said Pelosi.
Pelosi recalled how, 18 years ago, she held a banner “in memory of those who were so brave and courageous” during the Tiananmen Square protest, and now as Speaker of the House, she was able to discuss directly to the President of China and “express to him the concern in Congress on a bi-partisan basis of concern for human rights in China and Tibet.”
On the issue of North Korea, the delegation has worked with the Chinese government to “help bring North Korea back to the six-party talks. In light of the tests that happened while” the delegation was in China, “it came even more urgent for them to exercise their good offices… and to get the six-party talk moving again,” said Pelosi.
By Michael Combier-Talk Radio News Service
In a Bi-Partisan congressional delegation trip to China, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) talked with the Chinese government on the issue of North Korea and bring it back to the six-party talks. Pelosi stated that it is in no country’s interest to have the Korean peninsula being nuclearized. (0:43)
By Michael Combier-Talk Radio News Service
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) talks about how climate can be a “game changer” on the openness of China. The Chinese people want accountability from their government on the quality of air that they breath and the water they drink, Pelosi says. (0:42)
By Michael Combier-Talk Radio News Service
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) is proposing a bi-partisan commission to investigate whether Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) have made false accusations to the CIA or that the Agency has effectively lied to Congress. Boehner said that Pelosi must either produce evidence such as classified documents to support her allegations or make a public apology to the Agency.
“Her allegations that the CIA had lied to her and that they misled Congress all the time is a very serious charge. Members of both parties, I think, have a responsibility to take this situation seriously including the Speaker herself,” said Boehner, adding that “the Speaker had a full week to produce evidence to back up her allegations. And frankly, I am disappointing that she has not done so.”
“I would have hoped the Speaker would have come forward by now, and neither put documents out there supporting her claims or retract her statement and apologize to our Intelligence professionals,” said Boehner.
While this commission still needs the approval of the House, Boehner said that it would lead to the unveiling of top secret documents showing who from Pelosi or the CIA is right.
Boehner added that “we are still in the midst of a war against people who want to end our way of life. And this is where our Intelligence people out on the field play a critical role and they don’t feel like they can do their job, they feel like someone is looking over their shoulders and is going to question every move that they make. It’s going to have a chilling effect.”
Minutes after the press conference ended, the House voted against the setting up of this commission.
By Kayleigh Harvey – Talk Radio News Service
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s weekly press conference took a different turn today as she fielded questions from children instead of reporters.
A young boy asked Pelosi: “Why did you join them and not us, and by them I mean the Democrats, and by us I mean the Republicans?” Pelosi responded in good humor. “I am delighted you associate yourself with a political party. I wish more people would and I hope the next generation will take back the Republican Party for the grand old party that it used to be,” she said.
By Kayleigh Harvey – Talk Radio News Service
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s weekly press conference took a different turn today as she fielded questions from children instead of reporters.
The elementary schoolers were visiting the Capitol as part of the annual “Take Your Son’s and Daughter’s to work day.”
Pelosi was asked by children sitting in a circle around her questions such as: “What does the Speaker do?;” “What was the favorite law that you have passed?;” “How did you get your job,” and others.
When asked what she wanted to be as a child, Pelosi said “I wanted to be a Mom.”
A young boy asked Pelosi: “Why did you join them and not us, and by them I mean the Democrats, and by us I mean the Republicans?” Pelosi responded in good humor. “I am delighted you associate yourself with a political party. I wish more people would and I hope the next generation will take back the Republican Party for the grand old party that it used to be,” she said.
Pelosi was also asked what sports teams she supports. When asked between choosing sides between the Baltimore Orioles or the San Francisco Giants, Pelosi said it was a “tough choice.”
After distributing chocolate coins engraved with the Speaker of the House seal, Pelosi fielded questions from reporters.
By Kayleigh Harvey – Talk Radio News Service
At her weekly press conference, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was asked about her opinion on the prosecutions of those who gave orders for interrogations to be carried out. Pelosi said, “I don’t think there should be total immunity, I think it should be a case by case basis maybe there are some cases where immunity is appropriate, maybe there are some cases where it is not. But I don’t think that we should just say that everyone who comes into that room takes an immunity bath, just because they showed up that day they have immunity for everything else.”
By Kayleigh Harvey – Talk Radio News Service
“We are so, so very pleased of the work of the Budget Committee under the leadership of John Spratt, who really is a master at work,” said Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) at her weekly press conference, adding that the budget was “a statement of your national values.”
Speaker Pelosi said that after much debate and amendments, the budget came out “intact.” She said the budget “reflects the blue print for America that President Obama has put forth.”
“It reduces the deficit. It reduces taxes for 95 per cent of the American people. It is a job creator in every respect. When it comes to a greener America and clean energy, it creates new green jobs. When it comes to the education of our children, creating a global workforce for the 21st century, it creates jobs. When it comes to making to making America healthier through prevention, bio-medical research and technological advancement, it creates jobs.” Speaker Pelosi stated.
She went on to explain, “We look forward to going to the next step on the budget.”
On the topic of AIG, Speaker Pelosi said, “Our bill that we passed served a very good purpose. It put the spotlight on the AIG abusive bonuses, bonus practices, and it still may pass in the Senate. It didn’t this week, but I think it has produced a result.”
In closing, Speaker Pelosi commented on the sadness of the storms in North Dakota, Minnesota and Mississippi. She said, “We send out warm regards.”
