Republicans person had an casual clip of it arsenic the media has focused connected Democrats, but Jen Psaki reminded the property that Republicans could besides enactment the infrastructure bill.
Video of Psaki:
Jen Psaki reminds reporters that Republicans could ballot for the infrastructure measure if they wanted to, "Every subordinate of legislature is simply a escaped national who could ballot to enactment this infrastructure bill, including Republicans. They could travel enactment it." pic.twitter.com/pk2ZLVqk6N
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) October 1, 2021
Psaki said, “Every subordinate of Congress is a escaped national who could vote to enactment this infrastructure bill, including Republicans. They could travel enactment it. Instead, they person chosen to beryllium influenced oregon strong-armed by their leadership. It’s conscionable a bulk to support legislation successful Congress, and we haven’t seen immoderate existent courage there successful the House.”
The White House Press Secretary aboriginal brought up House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy whipping against the bill:
Jen Psaki puts unit connected Kevin McCarthy for whipping against the infrastructure bill, "It's a bully question for him arsenic to wherefore and wherefore these members reason it." pic.twitter.com/0PjXV4WLbZ
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) October 1, 2021
Psaki said aboriginal successful the aforesaid property briefing erstwhile asked if Speaker Pelosi is looking for Republican votes to walk infrastructure, “19 senators voted for the infrastructure measure and support a bipartisan infrastructure path forward, and there’s been Republicans successful the House that express enactment oregon involvement in the infrastructure bill, but Kevin McCarthy has been whipping against it. It’s a bully question for him as to wherefore and wherefore these members oppose it, but I deliberation Speaker Pelosi isn’t betting connected the caucus astatine this time.”
Republicans Have Gotten A Free Pass For Opposing Very Popular Infrastructure Legislation.
Press Secretary Psaki raised a large point. There is thing stopping Republicans from voting for infrastructure if they wanted to. They intelligibly don’t privation to but volition beryllium blessed to instrumentality the recognition for immoderate fashionable measures that Democrats volition walk backmost successful their states and districts.
The media should beryllium asking Republicans wherefore they reason thing that truthful galore Americans want instead of mischaracterizing the process to framework it arsenic a Democrat versus Democrat conflict.
Mr. Easley is the managing editor. He is besides a White House Press Pool and a Congressional analogous for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree successful Political Science. His postgraduate enactment focused connected nationalist policy, with a specialization successful societal betterment movements.
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