Passing Childhood Nutrition Bill Is Right, Moral Thing To Do Says Pelosi

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) calls the passage of legislation that advocates nutrition for children and aims to fight childhood obesity and hunger as well as promoting healthy nutrition habits the right, moral thing to do. (0:22)

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Pelosi: World Should Follow Suit With ADA

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the signing of the American Disabilities Act, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, (D-Calif.) says the whole world should follow the progress that was made by the ADA. (0:27)

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Pelosi: We Have A Moral Obligation To Reduce The Deficit

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says during the White House Health Care Summit that Congress has "a moral obligation to reduce the deficit and not put mountains of debt on the next generation." (0:32)
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Pelosi: Health Care Reform Will Create Thousands Of Jobs

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) speaks at the White House Health Care Summit and says that health care reform will create nearly 400,000 jobs almost immediately. (0:32)
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Republican Lance Asks Pelosi For Separate Debt Ceiling Vote

Rep. Leonard Lance (R-N.J.) urges House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to remove raising of the national debt ceiling language from the Defense spending bill. Lance said he’d like the Speaker to allow for a separate vote on the issue. (1:02)

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Pelosi Happy With Senate Abortion Language

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expresses her approval of abortion language in Sen. Harry Reid's health care reform bill. The Senate bill grants the secretary of Health and Human Services to decide if federal funds will be allocated for those under the public plan. It would also require that private insurers split premiums from subsidies used to pay for abortion coverage. (1:05)
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