House Minority Leader Nancy
Pelosi said Friday that the “tail is wagging the dog” in the Republican party
in the ongoing debate over spending on Capitol Hill.
Mrs. Pelosi told reporters on
Capitol Hill that Democrats are prepared to work with Republicans to pass a
continuing resolution that keeps government operations running past Monday, but
that it has been a heavy lift because of the infighting within the GOP.
“It is impossible for Democrats
to negotiate with Republicans because they can’t even negotiate with
themselves,” the California Democrat said. “Instead of legislating responsibly,
they want to live dangerously.”………. “This is silly,” Mrs. Pellosi said. “Maybe
they did not get some orientation on how serious the work is that we do here.
Clearly they are a manifestation of what President Washington cautioned against
when he left office, which is political parties at war with their own
government, and that is what we have: the tail wagging the dog of the
Republican party.”…….. Read more:
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