Speaker Pelosi: "There is a Path," Crash the Gate!!!

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Speaker Pelosi: "There is a Path," Crash the Gate!!!

by TomP

President Obama in the State of the Union speech showed he would continue to fight for health insurance reform:

"Do not walk away from reform," he said. "Not now. Not when we are so close."

Following up on President Obama's strong words of "no quit" on health insurance reform, Speaker Pelosi is showing the determination and fight needed to pass a good bill:

"You go through the gate. If the gate’s closed, you go over the fence. If the fence is too high, we’ll pole vault in. If that doesn’t work, we’ll parachute in. But we’re going to get health care reform passed for the American people."

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"There is a path" to getting it done. It's "majority rule" to fix the bill and to pass both and send to President Obama.

Speaker Pelosi welcomes the President's strong words of fight:

"I think that the President’s, not only his appeal to pass it but his explanation to the American people as to what the possibilities were was a very powerful statement that will be helpful to us," Pelosi said.

The Plum Line: Pelosi: Obama’s Health Care Appeal "Very Powerful" And "Helpful To Us"

From her press conference, she lays out the path to success on reform:

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Good for her.

K&R

Let's win this thing!

[Fire1]

2. Nancy is FIRED UP AND READY TO GO!! n/t

[Cleita]

3. I thought we were fighting for health care reform not health insurance reform.

The only reform the insurers need is a law stating that they cannot offer basic health insurance. It's the only way we can get them out of the way so that we can bring in national health care, which is real reform.

[slipslidingaway]

6. Crash the gate for mandates ??? ....

and no Medicare negotiation for drug prices.


"The only reform the insurers need is a law stating that they cannot offer basic health insurance. It's the only way we can get them out of the way so that we can bring in national health care, which is real reform."


:thumbsup:

[LatteLibertine]

4. I support you Speaker Pelosi

Please, by all means, turn up the intensity and go get them.

[FrenchieCat]

5. She's been really great. I've got to give it to the Speaker!

[GeorgeGist]

7. Tear Down the Fence ...

President Obama.

[Cha]

8. Go Nancy!