Posted on 11/03/2011 5:05:10 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Pelosi: We Are 'Praying' for Super Committee By Elizabeth Harrington November 3, 2011 Subscribe to Elizabeth Harrington's posts
(CNSNews.com) –House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she and other members of Congress are “praying” for the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reducation--the so-called super committee--that is trying to reach an agreement by Nov. 23 to reduce the federal deficit by at least $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years.
At a press briefing on Thursday, Pelosi said, “We just have to encourage them, not snipe, not--trying to keep rhetoric down about what’s, what, you know, ‘why aren’t they doing this or that?’”
“The fact is they have this responsibility,” Pelosi said. “We respect the charge that they have, Democrats, Republicans, House and Senate, we wish them well and we’re even praying for them.”
Pelosi went on to say she was “encouraged” by a letter sent yesterday to the committee, signed by 40 House Republicans, that did not rule out tax increases. “To succeed, all options for mandatory and discretionary spending and revenues must be on the table.” reid
“I have not put any lines in the sand,” Pelosi said. “If it is big, bold and balanced, many things are possible.”
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Yes, we are, Nance - but we’re not praying to the same guy.
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