Again, she used her powerful leadership position in Congress to urge other representatives to vote.

Dec 17, She unwillingly passed thebillion TARP bill after GOP support for Bush collapsed.

WAR on Iraq March 20, - The day after the war on Iraq was launched, as thousands upon thousands of her constituents were marching in the streets of San Francisco protesting the unilateral invasion, Pelosi was in Congress condemning the demonstrators.

She shepherded through the stimulus, health care reform. Jan 12, In a fresh sign of the possibility of an agreement on a roughlybillion package of tax cuts and spending to spur the economy, Nancy Pelosi of California, the speaker of the House, and Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader, wrote Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins. Feb 09, Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters Thursday that she wants to see the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy repealed"as early as possible." The call for repeal may place Pelosi at odds with President-elect Obama; during the campaign he called for repeal but his aides have since indicated that due to the deteriorating economy, he was leaning towards allowing them to bushremover.bar: Ryan Grim.

May 24, In an editorial titled “Nancy Pelosi’s risky pander on taxes” the Post took issue with a letter Pelosi sent to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Wednesday urging him to schedule a vote to extend the “middle class” Bush-era tax cuts for people who make below 1 million annually.

It's a terrible disaster for San Francisco.

In contrast, President Barack Obama supports extending tax cuts for people who earn less than, per Author: Jennifer Bendery. Aug 03, In andCongress passed a series of tax cuts that lowered income tax rates for all Americans. These Bush-era tax cuts expanded the economy by giving all individuals more incentives to create wealth. Unless Congress acts now, all of these tax cuts will expire on January 1, Unfortunately, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., wrongly claims that these Bush-era tax cuts Author: Dick Armey.