House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) chided a reporter and swiftly turned her anger on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) after being quizzed on gun control legislation.
Tal Kopan, Washington correspondent for the San Francisco Chronicle, was scolded by Pelosi Tuesday after asking if she had any regrets about not bringing the House back in August to keep the flame lit on gun violence.
No, absolutely not, Pelosi responded. We did our jobs. The Senate was supposed to come back. Why dont you all get that straight? The Senate did not come back to pass the bill.
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Pressed on congressional response on gun violence, Speaker Pelosi says, \"Senator McConnell hasn't acted. Why don't you go ask him if he has any regrets for all the people who died because he hasn't acted?\" https://t.co/ndjoxepLtZ pic.twitter.com/xuwverLvdX
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Kopan","slug":"tal-kopan","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/tal-kopan","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/tal-kopan","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/tal-kopan"},"url":"https://action.news/topic/tal-kopan"}],"isLiveblogLive":null,"isLiveblog":false,"cetUnit":"buzz_body","bodyAds":["\r\n\r\n","\r\n\r\n","\r\n\r\n"],"adCount":0},"isCollectionEmbed":false,"enhancements":{}}">Pressed on congressional response on gun violence, Speaker Pelosi says, "Senator McConnell hasn't acted. Why don't you go ask him if he has any regrets for all the people who died because he hasn't acted?" https://t.co/ndjoxepLtZ pic.twitter.com/xuwverLvdX
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The Democratic-controlled House passed the Bipartisan Background Checks Act in February. McConnell, however, hasnt brought the legislation to the Senate floor for a vote.
Im getting very angry about the silliness of these questions, Pelosi continued. Lives are at stake. Sen. McConnell is standing in the way. We passed our bill in February. Members had events all over the country to ask him to bring up the bill.
Dont ask me what we havent done. We have done it, she added. If you are annoyed with my impatience, its because people are dying because Sen. McConnell hasnt acted. Why dont you go ask him if he has any regrets for all the people who died because he hasnt acted?
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Kopan later tweeted it was the angriest shed seen Pelosi.
Asked Pelosi about not bringing the House back in August to work on guns and she was maybe the angriest Ive seen her:
\"Dont ask me what we havent done, we have done itSen. McConnell hasnt acted, why dont you go ask him if he has any regrets for all the people who died.
Asked Pelosi about not bringing the House back in August to work on guns and she was maybe the angriest Ive seen her:
Tal Kopan (@TalKopan) September 10, 2019
"Dont ask me what we havent done, we have done itSen. McConnell hasnt acted, why dont you go ask him if he has any regrets for all the people who died.
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