AdvertisementIn Medicare Debate, Both Sides Claim An EdgeMay 18, 2011Mara LiassonfacebookEmailHouse Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), shown with Reps. Xavier Becerra (D-CA, left) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), speaks at an April news conference on Capitol Hill. Pelosi says the Republicans' Medicare plan is a political boon to her party. (Getty Images)