Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) told reporters Thursday morning she will not allow any money for building a border wall in the negotiations with Republicans and the Trump administration on funding the government for the rest of the fiscal year.
Video in two parts:
Speaker Nancy Pelosi tells @jparkABC she will “of course” allow a floor vote on any bipartisan border security proposal crafted by appropriators, but adds, "there's not going to be any wall money in the legislation." https://t.co/jXTO08zNnB pic.twitter.com/k3mWStCUpM
— ABC News (@ABC) January 31, 2019
Speaker Pelosi: "There's not going to be any wall money in the legislation” being negotiated by the bipartisan border security conference committee. pic.twitter.com/mtcMxwcT24
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 31, 2019
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) responded to Pelosi, challenging House Democrats to defy her, “Are the 60+ Democrats who promised their constituents that they’d negotiate on a physical barrier as part of border security once the government reopened going to stand up to Nancy Pelosi? Or will they cave to her open borders agenda?”
Are the 60+ Democrats who promised their constituents that they’d negotiate on a physical barrier as part of border security once the government reopened going to stand up to Nancy Pelosi? Or will they cave to her open borders agenda? https://t.co/6VqyU3I5Xz
— Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) January 31, 2019
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) also weighed in on Pelosi, “Amazing. Hardly 24 hours in to conference talks and Speaker Pelosi announces “no wall money” in a bill. This is a total and open refusal to even negotiate on something fundamental to a secure border. Stop pretending Democrats are negotiating. Democrats aren’t even pretending.”
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Amazing. Hardly 24 hours in to conference talks and Speaker Pelosi announces "no wall money" in a bill. This is a total and open refusal to even negotiate on something fundamental to a secure border.
Stop pretending Democrats are negotiating. Democrats aren't even pretending.
— Mark Meadows (@RepMarkMeadows) January 31, 2019
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