Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/pelosi-urges-gop-leadership-to-keep-house-in-session Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi held a news conference Thursday afternoon urging Republican leadership to keep the House in session to avoid a government shutdown, including, she said, the GOP’s efforts to defund Obamacare."Just because you’re an anti-government ideologue who has landed in Congress doesn’t mean you can shut down the government," she said.