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House Speaker-designate Rep. Pelosi talked with reporters about the Democratic legislative agenda, ethics legislation, plans for the first 100 days of the 110th Congress, and other topics. S…

Outgoing House Speaker Dennis Hastert gave a farewell speech, followed by a speech praising his work by incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Incoming speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-California) spoke to the press about the unfinished business of the 109th Congress and their legislative agenda for the 110th Congress. She was …

Democratic members spoke to reporters outside the White House about the legislative agenda for the 100th Congress and answered questions on several issues including Iraq policy.

Democratic leaders spoke to the press about their legislative agenda, preparations being made for the 110th Congress, as well as a meeting on the report from the Iraq Study Group released ea…

Congressional leaders of both parties commemorated the 200th anniversary of the birth of Constantino Brumidi and praised his art. Brumidi, called the “capitol painter,” was best known for hi…

US Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Steny Hoyer discussed a possible agenda for the Democratic party shortly after the democrats regained control of Congress following the 2006 elections. Pelo…

Rep. Pelosi talked about U.S. foreign policy and America’s role in the world. Following prepared remarks, she responded to questions from the audience.

President Bush spoke to the press after his lunch with the Democratic leaders of the House of Representatives.

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi spoke about the results of the previous day’s midterm election and the Democratic Party agenda in the coming months, as well as the 100th Congress. She a…

House and Senate Democratic leaders spoke to supporters and reporters about results in the 2006 midterm elections. Major press organizations had declared that the Democratic Party had won en…

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke about the Democratic economic agenda. In her remarks she focused on minimum wage legislation, health care and insurance, the widening gap between the…

At the end of a public forum on Medicare, Representative Pelosi and others spoke about the scandal involving Representative Mark Foley’s electronic correspondence with congressional pages, a…

Representative Debbie Wasserman-Schultz hosted an event titled “Forum on the Doughnut Hole” about funding gaps in the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan. Participants talked about the high cost…

The House passed the warrantless wiretapping bill 232-191. Several other bills were passed, including the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Act. Mild audio buzz during the last hour of the program.

Proceedings were briefly interrupted by a protester in the gallery during debate on detainee treatment (approximately 1:50 p.m.).

The House and Senate Democratic leaders talked with reporters about their agenda heading into the November elections. Topics included the war in Iraq, the recommendations of the September 11…

The House convened for a legislative session.