President Obama will sit down with top congressional lawmakers on Wednesday to discuss a “to-do” list he created for them last week.

Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) says that President Obama’s announcement Wednesday in support of gay marriage “filled my heart with joy.” She goes on to say that it is more important than any political consequences. “I think what he did was to advance the cause of civil rights in such…

Despite President Obama’s threat to veto the House bill that would keep student loan interest rates at 3.4% by cutting other parts of the budget, members proceeded and passed the legislation.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) believes Republicans have succumbed to President Obama’s continued pressure to keep student loan interest at the current rate of 3.4%. Pelosi told reporters Friday, “On the floor of this House, at this time, on this day, the Republicans have folded because the President made the issue too hot to handle.”

The House will vote on legislation Friday that keeps student loan interest rates from rising, but House Democrats are not happy with Republicans’ plan to pay for it.

By Lily Benitez De Luna The Simpson-Bowles budget was obstructed by the House with a crushing defeat of 382-38 votes. The plan has been in the works since 2010 but it wasn’t until late Wednesday that Congress voted on it for the first time. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.)…

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says the reason she voted against the Simpson-Bowles budget late Wednesday afternoon was because the budget was a “caricature” of President Obama’s budget. (:18)   [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) assured reporters during a press conference Thursday that the Affordable Care Act, which was reviewed this week by the Supreme Court, was in line with the Constitution. “I’m a supporter of judicial review, I honor the constitution in that regard, that’s why we wrote…

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) commends Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) for wearing a hoodie on the House floor Wednesday in honor of Trayvon Martin, a teenager who was killed in February by a neighborhood watch captain. “I think that that Bobby Rush deserves a great deal of credit,” said…

By Lily Benitez De Luna House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) expressed confidence that the Affordable Care Act will be upheld by the Supreme Court following three days of hearings this week. Pelosi assured reporters that the bill was written in accordance to the Constitution adding, “I honor the Constitution…