Pelosi Considers Skipping Netanyahu Speech to U.S. Congress
The House Democratic leader suggests that other party members may skip his appearance.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, center, a Democrat from California, center, points as she talks with members of Congress on the House floor before U.S. President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015.
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U.S. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said she’s weighing whether to attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress next month, while suggesting that other party members may skip his appearance.
“As of now, I am,” Pelosi, of California, said of her possible attendance at Netanyahu’s scheduled March 3 address. “My hope is the event will not take place.”