A visibly upset Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, walking on the way to votes, could be heard saying, “I’m pissed.”
has done a masterful job of holding together her fractious caucus since the Democrats regained the majority in November. But on Thursday the political forces pushing the wings of her party apart became overwhelming. The problem arose over an emergency $4.6 billion spending bill to address the mushrooming humanitarian crisis at America’s southern border. With a vote of 305 to 102 in favor, the Senate-approved version easily cleared the magic 217-vote threshold to pass the lower chamber.
After days of whipping votes and discussions with the Trump administration, Pelosi’s troubles came to a head Thursday morning. During a 9 a.m. leadership meeting, Pelosi signaled that a vote on the Senate-passed legislation might be unavoidable.
The outcry from progressives was swift. “Since when did the Problem Solvers Caucus become the Child Abuse Caucus?”Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,“This is a co-equal branch of government. We were supposed to do our job and say, ‘Mr. President, great, we’re going to give you this money, but guess what, you’re going to actually have to take them out of the cages,’” Tlaib told me, her voice cracking with emotion. “Instead, we just gave them more money to continue the status quo.
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