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Thursday, February 28, 2019

News Alert: Dems struggle to unify after GOP embarrasses them on procedure

 
 
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Dems struggle to unify after GOP embarrasses them on procedure
House Democratic leaders are scrambling for a way to unite their splintered caucus following a series of embarrassing votes that have empowered the minority Republicans and escalated tensions among the top party brass.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday urged her troops to oppose the Republicans’ procedural motions as a blanket policy, regardless of their substance, but faces resistance from some moderates who want the leeway to vote with local concerns in mind.

“Vote no. Just vote no, because the fact is a vote yes is to give leverage to the other side, to surrender the leverage on the floor of the House,” Pelosi told reporters in the Capitol, relaying the message she gave to Democrats at a closed-door meeting a short time earlier.
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