Wednesday, May 16, 2007
NRO Podcast: Eric Cantor on Pelosi's End-Around [Stephen Spruiell]
As it happens, Chief Deputy Republican Whip Eric Cantor explains Pelosi's attempt to shut the minority out of the legislative process in an exclusive NRO podcast.
Cantor explained it this way on his blog earlier:
... bottom line — the Democrats are preventing their Members from having to vote on the tax increases that they are trying to impose on the American People.
The Republicans have been using a House procedure in an attempt to get Democrats on the record supporting the tax increases that, under their own pay-as-you-go rules, will be required to pay for their new spending. It's really slowed Nancy's roll, and so today she tried to take away the Republicans' ability to do it. This would have been the first change to the rule in 185 years.
In the podcast, he explains that Republicans essentially shut down the House this afternoon until Pelosi backed down, but warns that she plans to try again after Memorial Day — something to monitor closely.
NRO Podcast: Eric Cantor (9:56)
05/16 07:52 PM
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