"House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to reporters after the conclusion of a closed-door meeting between the House Democratic caucus and Vice President Joe Biden on the ""fiscal cliff"" deal that was negotiated in the Senate on January 1, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C.. Pelosi and her fellow party leaders demanded an immediate up or down vote in the House on the matter. Participating in the press conference with Nancy Pelosi were Reps. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (behind Pelosi in photo), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Xavier Becerra (D-CA) and Chirs Van Hollen (D-MD). (Photo by Jeff Malet)."