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Pelosi To Progressives, Pundits: Don't Blame Us For Senate's Shortcomings
Pelosi To Progressives, Pundits: Don't Blame Us For Senate's Shortcomings
A few of the comments from HuffPo label Pelosi as an albatross around the neck of democrats.
"I appreciate what Paul Krugman says," said Pelosi. "It would be helpful though if some of those people who are saying these things [noted] that the House did more. Remember, we did more. We passed jobs bill after jobs bill after jobs bill that were not picked up in the Senate because of the need for the 60th vote... we know what we need to do and that's what binds our caucus."
Pelosi has never been good at hiding her disdain for the Senate's pace. During the height of health care reform, her frustration would boil over in meetings after House members were repeatedly asked to compromise funds or provisions in order to secure individual Senate votes. In July, she blamed the upper chamber for failing to move fast enough on a series of bills that would have been economically stimulative -- a failure that, in turn, made Democrats seem incapable of creating jobs.
Pelosi To Progressives, Pundits: Don't Blame Us For Senate's Shortcomings
A few of the comments from HuffPo label Pelosi as an albatross around the neck of democrats.