0Heroes of Health CareNo House speaker in modern times performed as powerfully as Nancy Pelosi has in bringing health-care reform to the brink of passage. Sean Wilentz on Pelosi's historic performance.Updated Jul. 14, 2017 12:24PM EDT / Published Mar. 19, 2010 12:18PM EDT Win McNamee / Getty Images,Win McNamee Barack ObamaWin McNamee / Getty Images Nancy PelosiChip Somodevilla / Getty Images Harry ReidTim Sloan-Pool / Getty Images Evan BayhChip Somodevilla / Getty Images Organized Labor (Andy Stern from SEIU, Richard Trumka from AFL CIO)Scott J. Ferrell / Getty Images; Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images MoveOn.org/DailyKos Bill HalterDanny Johnston / AP Photo Kent Conrad / Robert ByrdLauren Victoria Burke / AP Photo; Susan Walsh / AP Photo Jim Bunning / Richard ShelbyAlex Wong / Getty Images; Susan Walsh / AP Photo The CBOManuel Balce Ceneta / AP Photo Anthem Blue CrossDavid McNew / Getty Images
Barack ObamaWin McNamee / Getty Images Nancy PelosiChip Somodevilla / Getty Images Harry ReidTim Sloan-Pool / Getty Images Evan BayhChip Somodevilla / Getty Images Organized Labor (Andy Stern from SEIU, Richard Trumka from AFL CIO)Scott J. Ferrell / Getty Images; Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images MoveOn.org/DailyKos Bill HalterDanny Johnston / AP Photo Kent Conrad / Robert ByrdLauren Victoria Burke / AP Photo; Susan Walsh / AP Photo Jim Bunning / Richard ShelbyAlex Wong / Getty Images; Susan Walsh / AP Photo The CBOManuel Balce Ceneta / AP Photo Anthem Blue CrossDavid McNew / Getty Images