Pelosi To Boehner: Bills You Passed Last Congress Don’t Count

[ProSense]

Pelosi To Boehner: Bills You Passed Last Congress Don’t Count

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) told reporters Tuesday that "sequestration equals employment" and labeled the House GOP leadership "irresponsible" for "avoidance behavior" on addressing the sequester.

She addressed Speaker John Boehner's (R-OH) contention Tuesday that the Senate get up off their "ass" and act because House Republicans voted twice to avoid the sequester last year.

"The Republican leadership says we passed bills last year," Pelosi said. "I remind them, that was a different Congress. That doesn't count in this Congress. The Republican leadership says let the Senate begin. I remind them that the Constitution says that appropriations and revenue bills must begin in the House."

"I don't think they're even kicking the can down the road," she said. "I think they're nudging the potato across the table with their nose."

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/pelosi-to-boehner-bills-you-passed-last-congress

Boehner Tells Senators To ‘Get Off Their Ass’ And Do Something About Sequester
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/boehner-tells-senate-to-get-off-their-ass

[Angry Dragon]

1. boner is no leader ........... the republicans have lost their rudder

[kentuck]

2. Why doesn't the media report this?

"The Republican leadership says we passed bills last year," Pelosi said. "I remind them, that was a different Congress. That doesn't count in this Congress. The Republican leadership says let the Senate begin. I remind them that the Constitution says that appropriations and revenue bills must begin in the House."
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The Congress has a responsibility under our Constitution that the Senate nor the White House can over ride.

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. They ran the presser, live, on msnbc.

I loved the nudging the potato with the nose line. That was brilliant.

[kentuck]

7. Sometimes stories need clarification...

and I think this is one of those. They could say that Rep Pelosi is correct about Congress having the constitutional responsibility and that each Congress is independent of the last Congress.

[Johonny]

3. This is what I was wondering about

how the heck can the house be telling the Senate to start the process when the constitution says otherwise? I'm glad Dems are finally putting this question back in the speaker's face.

[freshwest]

5. K & R for our kickass former (and hope to see again) Speaker.

[sad-cafe]

6. she is great

just lays it out there

[elleng]

8. "I think they're nudging the potato across the table with their nose."