Details from Pelosi on CIA, Panetta

On concerns from Intelligence Committee Democrats:

"No briefing yet."

"I know what you know. I've seen the letters from the members and obviously they have concern. The Intelligence Committee has the oversight responsibility for oversight in the House ... I'm sure they will be pursuing this in the committee process and that's the way it will go."

On criticism of her previous claims against the CIA:

"I didn't know there was any question about propriety. I'm very proud of my work in human rights over the years..."

"This is an excuse not a reason. As I told you, our success is driving the Republicans to distraction -- any excuse will do."

On her intelligence briefings:

"I don't know when I last spoke to Leon Panetta ... oh, when he called to say he had been named and I offered my enthusiastic support for his becoming the director."

"Or I had maybe one briefing from him earlier on. It could be two. I don't know, but not recently."

"I do get my regular briefing but not from him ... Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair has been briefing me.