Women were the driving force that allowed Democrats to recapture the House of Representatives in November of 2018, and in January they helped elect Nancy Pelosi as their Speaker. A record 102 women served in the House this year, comprising 23.4% of its voting members. More than a third of those women [35] served for the first time in 2019. And they have played a large role in one of the most productive House sessions in history, passing bipartisan legislation to protect "Drea

Speaking to Jim Cramer on CNBC, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stated that she supports expanding the Affordable Care Act rather than trying to replace it with a "Medicare for All" program that she views as unrealistic. CNBC: Pelosi’s thoughts on how to improve the nation’s health-care laws appear to align with those of former Vice President Joe Biden, who in his 2020 presidential bid is calling for building on provisions of Obamacare, formally known as the Affordable Care Act. “