President Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, want to repair their injured party after devastating congressional election losses but have diverging mandates at a critical time. (Associated Press)
**FILE** House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 4, 2013, a day after the new Congress opened for business. (Associated Press)
** FILE ** U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act at the Ronald Reagan Building, July 21, 2010, in Washington, D.C. Also pictured (L-R) are Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA). (UPI/Win McNamee/Pool)
**FILE** House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 4, 2013, a day after the new Congress opened for business. (Associated Press)
**FILE** House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 4, 2013, a day after the new Congress opened for business. (Associated Press)
President Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, want to repair their injured party after devastating congressional election losses but have diverging mandates at a critical time. (Associated Press)
** FILE ** House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) holds a news conference about banning high capacity ammunition clips with House Democrats in the House Visitors Center on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. Rep. McCarthy's husband was killed and her son severely injured in a Long Island Rail Road commuter train shooting spree in 1993. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
House Minority Leader Sen. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) arrives during the presidential inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. Barack Obama was re-elected for a second term as President of the United States. (Photo by POOL Win McNamee/Getty Images)
U.S. President Barack Obama (R) greets House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (L) as he arrives at the senate carriage entrance for swearing-in ceremonies at the U.S Capitol in Washington, January 21, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
