House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office sent out a fact sheet to reporters Tuesday afternoon, calling recent demonstrations at congressional town hall events "Astroturf," the Washington euphemism for a corporate public relations campaign disguised to look like a grass roots citizen movement.
Pelosi said that while Democrats are putting forth proposals to reform health care, "those not interested in health insurance reform are disrupting public meetings and not allowing concerned constituents to ask questions and express their views. Many of these opponents who are shutting down civil discussion are organized by out-of-district, extremist political groups, and industry-supported lobbying firms."

President Obama said Sunday he wants to include Republicans as well as Democrats in meetings aimed at trying to salvage the health care reform package stalled in Congress. Obama told CBS News'...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that the House will vote to repeal the health insurance industry's anti-trust exemption as early as next week. "We will increase competiton, lower costs and...
After President Obama's light-on-details nod in his State of the Union to passing health care reform, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said unequivocally today that Congress will pass health care reform...




