Pelosi basks in health care victory in S.F. - story with pics

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Pelosi basks in health care victory in S.F.
Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer
Sunday, March 28, 2010


(03-28) 17:58 PDT San Francisco -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, celebrating the passage of the health insurance overhaul Sunday in San Francisco, said she's not worried about Republicans' plans to take over Congress this fall by campaigning for a repeal of the law.

Whatever the polls show about Americans' views of the bill overall, voters will welcome provisions such as one that requires insurance companies to provide coverage to all regardless of their health, Pelosi told reporters after a speech to an enthusiastic congregation at Glide Memorial Church.

"What is it that they want to repeal? Under this legislation, no longer will having a pre-existing condition be a reason to deny people health insurance," said Pelosi, D-San Francisco. "No longer will being a woman be considered a pre-existing condition," she added, referring to the bill's ban on charging women higher rates than men.

"If they have a child who is diabetic, whether they want insurance companies to cut them off ... let's have that debate," Pelosi said. "We are confident in taking that message to the American people."

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/28/MN1S1CMKGB.DTL&tsp=1#ixzz0jWin0mcJ



Speaker Nancy Pelosi waves to the crowd at Glide Memorial United Methodist Church on Sunday in San Francisco.

Photo: Brant Ward / The Chronicle



Speaker Nancy Pelosi hugs the Rev. Cecil Williams of Glide Memorial United Methodist Church after he introduced her Sunday.

Photo: Brant Ward / The Chronicle

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1. KickR for Nancy who got it done.. along

with everyone else who worked so relentlessly.

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2. K&R nt

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3. I was so wrong all the times I judged and dissed her. She sure showed me! nt

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4. Cheers to Speaker Pelosi!