Pelosi's presser is about to begin.
"Good morning, good morning," she says, asking the press whether we had a good Thanksgiving.
A reporter counters: "Are we going to have a good Christmas?"
(Laughter)
"Good morning, good morning," she says, asking the press whether we had a good Thanksgiving.
A reporter counters: "Are we going to have a good Christmas?"
(Laughter)
Pelosi starts things off not with impeachment but with a plan to lower drug costs, in legislation called the "Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act."
Pelosi counters GOP's claims that House Democrats are ignoring legislating in pursuit of impeachment: "We have 275 bills that are bipartisan on Mitch McConnell's desk."
While this is going on, @HouseJudiciary announces a hearing Monday at 9 a.m. for "Presentations of Evidence in the Impeachment Inquiry of President Donald Trump." 
@HouseJudiciary A theme of Pelosi's speech, and a longtime theme in general for her, "legislate, investigate, litigate," celebrating the Democrats' recent victory in the Deutsche Bank case.
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@HouseJudiciary Pelosi cautions against framing around Ukraine.
"Ukraine was the vehicle of the president's actions."
"This isn't about Ukraine. This is about Russians. Who benefited? Who benefited from that holding that military assistance?"
"All roads lead to Putin. Understand that."
"Ukraine was the vehicle of the president's actions."
"This isn't about Ukraine. This is about Russians. Who benefited? Who benefited from that holding that military assistance?"
"All roads lead to Putin. Understand that."
@HouseJudiciary Pelosi declines comment from a question by a reporter on what articles of impeachment will be included, saying that matter will be left up to the chairmen.
@HouseJudiciary Asked whether she fears an impeachment vote will hurt some Democrats' political ambitions, Pelosi responds: "This has absolutely nothing to do with politics... This is about the Constitution of the United States... protecting against all enemies, foreign and domestic."
@HouseJudiciary Pelosi: "We see our mission as defending the people, defending democracy."
@HouseJudiciary The presser was about to end before a reporter shouted out a question of whether if she hates the president.
Stopped in her tracks, Pelosi turn to the reporter, pointed to him and returned to the podium.
"As a Catholic, I resent your use of the word 'hate,'" she said.
Stopped in her tracks, Pelosi turn to the reporter, pointed to him and returned to the podium.
"As a Catholic, I resent your use of the word 'hate,'" she said.
@HouseJudiciary Adding she doesn't hate anybody, Pelosi continued: "I pray for the president all the time, so don't mess with me when it comes to words like that."
She leaves again, this time, without interruption.
She leaves again, this time, without interruption.
