House Democrats copy GOP by savaging their own Senate leader
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The quotes from House Democrats since Thursday sound a lot like what readers have gotten used to from House Republicans over the last 10 years.
Why it matters: Former Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was a frequent target of attacks from his own party, just like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has been feeling this week.
See if you can spot the party ID of the person behind each of the quotes below. (Answers at the bottom).
- "[McConnell/Schumer] is supposed to be the leader of the opposition, not a rank-and-file member of the [other party]."
- "I'm looking at [McConnell/Schumer] when I say this: DO YOUR JOB, Leader. ... Do your job and follow the wishes of the American people."
- McConnell/Schumer "should only agree to a short-term CR … to allow … the House to make the appropriations bills next year."
- "Defeat the budget bill in US Senate and shut this government down!!!"
- "A lot of people are frustrated with his comments. I'm not going to sugarcoat it."
- "I get the emotional satisfaction of slamming the Senate. But it's actually not very helpful to that body for us to do it, and I don't think we should."
- "This false choice that some are buying instead of fighting is unacceptable."
- "I think it is a huge slap in the face, and I think that there's a wide sense of betrayal."
1. Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) on Schumer. 2. Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) on McConnell. 3. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on McConnell. 4. Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) on CR. 5. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) on McConnell. 6. Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) on Senate dysfunction in 2017. 7. Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on CR. 8. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Schumer.
