And the bill that he was making deals on, he did not even know what was in it. Nancy pelosi is often credited with helping unite democrats and aiding in the passage of the Affordable Care act seven years ac. At todays town hall there was also talk of the environment and immigration. Now this is just one of five town halls organized by californias house of representatives in their home district. And the goal of these meetings is to make sure constituents and representatives are on the same page when it comes to policies and if they are not, then voters have a chance to express their concerns. Live in San Francisco, lisa mannine galeeshan, abc 7 news. Thanks a lot. There was a town hall meeting in cupertino 30 minutes ago and it was streamed live on facebook from homestead high school. Vice president mike pence sold congress wasnt ready for the Gop Health Care bill. Republicans had to pull it from the house floor yesterday because of divisions within their caucus over how to replace obam
Live, where you live, this is abc 7 news. A celebration mood at town halls, a day after news that obama care will remain the law of the land after the indefinite postponement of the aca. They didnt have their act together or build their consensus in the congress and they loft. It was not all positive, we are in the newsroom with the story. Eric, while everyone in the room was happy the Affordable Care act, was not repealed, they were not shy about demanding mofrmt more protections and more option options, many wanted single payer healthcare instead. Thats no privilege greater than representing the San Francisco bay area in the congress of the united states. House democratic he leader, nancy pelosi and jackie spear spent three hours with constituents, during a town hall meeting at Balboa High School today. We are pleased to have a victory for the American People yesterday. They are referring to the survival of the Affordable Care act. Speaker of the house, paul ryan pulled the proposal
Welcome. We are live in San Francisco with more. Hey, lisa. Reporter hi, eric. It was a packed meeting here at balboa high school. 900 people were inside of the auditorium behind me. With whom im honored to share representation of the city of nancy pelosi and jackie spear got a warm welcome from constituents. They spent the majority of the two and a half hour long town hall talking about the Affordable Care act and the fact that paul ryan pulled the reform proposal off the floor before a vote could be taken. The two democrats applauded the move but blamed out spoken republicans as well as the president for making false promises and not uniting the country. They could do it on the 7th anniversary of the Affordable Care act and they didnt have their act together. They didnt build their consensus in the congress and they lost. He is not a good negotiator. Two he is not a good closer. And the bill that he was making deals on, he did not even know what was in it. Nancy pelosi is often credi
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