Thursday, February 28, 2019

House Democrats explode in recriminations as liberals lash out at moderates & Congress is Broken

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi walks with Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, and House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., into a news conference on Capitol Hill on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. Photo: Washington Post Photo By Melina Mara. / The Washington Post

House Democrats exploded in recriminations Thursday over moderates bucking the party, with liberal Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez threatening to put those voting with Republicans "on a list" for a primary challenge.

In a closed-door session, a frustrated Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., lashed out at about two dozen moderates and pressured them to get on board. "We are either a team or we're not, and we have to make that decision," Pelosi said, according to two people present but not authorized to discuss the remarks publicly.

But Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., the unquestioned media superstar of the freshman class, upped the ante, admonishing the moderates and indicating that she would help liberal activists unseat them in the 2020 election.

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2 comments:

  1. "We are either a team or we're not......???????

    What the hell ever happened to representing the people that voted you into office, despite party line?

    hbbill
    Somewhere Behind Enemy Lines
    Peoples Republik of Kommiefornistan

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