DENVER (AP) — Top House Democrat Nancy Pelosi told a group of female business owners in Denver Tuesday that she wanted to listen, not talk, about problems in the economy.

She got an earful.

A panel of female businesswomen in fields from engineering to child care laid out broad concerns in a panel with Pelosi and Rep. Diana DeGette of Denver. The women laid out a gloomy picture of the current business climate — and said they fear Congress isn't doing much to help.

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