Nancy Pelosi stressed the weight of the moment, but also a steadfast commitment to her caucus' legislative agenda this morning
Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday delivered a two-part message to her caucus just minutes before the start of the first public impeachment hearing — stressing the weight of the moment, but also a steadfast commitment to their legislative agenda.
But Pelosi and her top deputies have also worked to keep the focus on their ambitious legislative agenda, with mixed success. A vote on Democrats’ signature bill to reduce drug prices has been delayed multiple times and is now expected to come to the floor in December. And senior Democrats insist they’re close to finishing negotiations on Trump’s new North American trade agreement, though rank-and-file lawmakers say they know little about the closely guarded talks.
“We have a constitutional responsibility to serve as a check and balance on an out of control executive branch,” Jeffries added.
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