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Excerpts from the transcript of Nancy Pelosi's interview on CBS Face the Nation:
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MARGARET BRENNAN: There are questions about what will happen when Bob Mueller wraps up his investigation, the report and the conclusions he comes to, and whether they will ever see the light of day, because we don't know if they're going to be shared with Congress. In a Democrat controlled House with subpoena power would you force that?
DEMOCRATIC LEADER PELOSI: Well we don't know if- if- the- what he will decide and what will be made public. But we do want the truth.
MARGARET BRENNAN: --The public has a right to know--
DEMOCRATIC LEADER PELOSI: The public has a right to know and no one is above the law in terms of our having access to that information.
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MARGARET BRENNAN: No investigation for political purposes you say--
DEMOCRATIC LEADER PELOSI: --that's right--
MARGARET BRENNAN: A number of Republicans would say, "Come on." There's always a- a political upside or downside to moving forward with some of these investigations.
DEMOCRATIC LEADER PELOSI: Well if the Republicans would say that they're just projecting their own attitude toward investigations, which was very political. We are coming to do something that is very important for our country; a more open Congress with accountability to the public, with a seeking bipartisanship where we can find it, stand our ground where we can't.
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MARGARET BRENNAN: When you said you're a transitional figure. Is that what you're transitioning towards? Handing off to these women?
DEMOCRATIC LEADER PELOSI: Well I've always considered myself a transitional figure. I am on a mission and that mission was to honor what we did with the Affordable Care Act. It-it stands with Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid as pillars of economic, as well as health security for the American people. When we had the opportunity to do it we fought hard, and we won, and now we have to protect it, not just as a legislative matter, but as what it means in the lives of the American people. And so I-I think we're on a good path to- to protect it. It was the central issue in this campaign. And so many of the outside groups told their stories, walked their precincts, won their votes, for us to preserve and protect the Affordable Care Act and improve it.
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/transcript-house-minority-leader-nancy-pelosi-on-face-the-nation-november-11-2018/
I'd quote the whole thing if I had permission from CBS.
Cha
(297,655 posts)"We want the truth"
Brilliant interview of Nancy Pelosi, Hermit.. Thank You! Nancy is determined that Americans have Affordable Health Care.. she was there in the beginning and here she is in a position to Protect it!
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,414 posts)The interviewer tried to put words in Nancy's mouth about not opposing "in principle" a border wall. The response, "I didn't say that".
It then switched to the women in Congress and leadership roles in committees.
I think some of those who have said they won't support Speaker Pelosi may change their minds by the time January rolls around.
Cha
(297,655 posts)missed that.. thank you.
I have the feeling that those who made a campaign promise not to support Nancy Pelosi had to because of the gop million $$$$$$ hate campaign against her(because she's so good at her job).
Which is just wrong. Based on a gaslighting strategy over years and years. I've read that it won't matter.. that Nancy has the votes.. from Reps like Elijah Cummings. I'm thinking Sharice Davids would support Nancy.. we'll see what happens when the dust settles and the Dems begin to Clean House.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,414 posts)
MARGARET BRENNAN: But Speaker Pelosi, if you're Speaker, as you said you were confident you will be--
DEMOCRATIC LEADER PELOSI: --Yes--
She's not prone to giving such unequivocal answers unless she's already checked the facts.
Cha
(297,655 posts)There ya go!
RHMerriman
(1,376 posts)[link:http://
|]Someone told me long ago
There's a calm before the storm
I know, it's been comin' for some time
When it's over, so they say
It'll rain a sunny day
I know, shinin' down like water
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,414 posts)This period before the blue House takes effect may be a time of gathering forces -- the storm building just beyond the horizon.
RHMerriman
(1,376 posts)And it could not fall on a more deserving son of a bitch.
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Hermit-The-Prog
(33,414 posts)Your selection reminded me of another song, so I went looking for it. Someone added a collage of historical and contemporary images along with the lyrics, in this youtube version. It's not professionally done, but that makes it more apt, for me -- it's a grass roots movement.
The blue wave may be just the beginning of this: "the well-fed masters reap the harvest of the polluted seeds they've sown".