Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) sharply criticized Republicans for repeatedly bringing bills to the House of Representatives without enough votes to pass them and called on voters to hold them accountable.
Pelosi criticizes the Republicans’ failed voting strategy in the House of Representatives
in a message on Wednesday XPelosi wrote, “Republicans still need a math lesson: Don’t bring a bill to the House unless you can pass it.
She added: “Vote them out!”
In an accompanying video clip, Pelosi elaborated on the issue, describing chaotic scenes on the House floor.
“They’re bringing bills to the floor where they haven’t counted the votes. And they and we were there for an extra hour trying to get enough people to change their votes so that their bill would win,” she said.
Pelosi called the legislation in question “a stinking worthless bill” that seemed attractive at first, but is ultimately “horrible for working families.”
She contrasted the Republican approach with her own record, noting that under her leadership, her group’s bills always received the necessary support before they were brought up.
“We always won because we knew what we were reaching consensus on and we have your votes,” she said.
Republicans end ACA subsidy and face criticism over rising costs
Last year, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Republican Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, ending a pandemic-era health care subsidy.
The bill, which would take effect in January 2027, reduced premiums for some while reducing overall subsidies and raising costs for others, and expanded access to association health plans.
Speaker Mike Johnson said it “puts patients first.”
House Democrats criticized Republicans for failing to lower consumer costs during 291 days of unified government control, calling for giveaways to billionaires and the lack of action on health care.
President Donald Trump accused Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (DN.Y.) of overreach during the Democratic leadership crisis.
Meanwhile, eight Democrats in the Senate joined Republicans in a 60-40 vote to reopen the government, funding programs such as military housing and veterans benefits but leaving out ACA subsidy extensions.
The measure was then moved to the House of Representatives, with the aim of ending the longest government shutdown in American history.
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