On CNN's Cuomo Prime Time, Leader Pelosi Slams GOP's Irresponsible Decision to Release Misleading Memo
Leader Pelosi also highlighted the devastating consequences of the #GOPTaxScam which steals from the middle class to enrich the wealthiest 1 percent and explodes the national debt.
Below are key highlights of the Leader's interview.
On the House Intelligence Committee Republicans' Irresponsible Decision to Release Misleading Memo
"Chairman [Devin] Nunes has acted like a stooge of the White House at the acquiescence or maybe the guidance of the Speaker of the House."
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"They have crossed from dangerously and recklessly dealing with intelligence to a cover-up of an investigation that they don't want the American people to see come to fruition, and that is most unfortunate."
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"It's about our national security, and our President of the United States is the Commander-in-Chief and he should stop this immediately. He should stop it."
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"We're talking about the intelligence community. We're not talking about some issue that we're having a fight about. We're talking about our national security. As I said, when I had been on that Committee a long time and served as Leader involved in those issues. This is not to be politicized. This is about fact. It's about evidence, about data. It's not about making up a false memo based on a false premise that the Chairman hasn't even read and then to put it out there."
On Republicans' #GOPTaxScam
"The fact is also that it is a distraction from the fact that the passed a tax bill that gives 83% of the benefits to the top 1%. They'd like to distract from that. 86 million middle class Americans will pay more in taxes. One and a half — two trillion, now up to two trillion with interest will be added to the national debt. They do give this gift to corporate America at the expense of our children's future."
On Democrats' Willingness to Work with Republicans to Meet the Needs Of Working Families
"Unity is, of course, our goal. That's what we strive for the American people – bipartisanship, transparency in our activities, and to do something that is unifying rather than not."
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"Now, what we're fighting for, money for opioids, more money for meeting the needs of our veterans, money for the National Institutes of Health, money for pensions which are struggling in our country. In addition to that, appropriately dealing with Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and the other areas affected by the disasters and hurricanes and the fires."
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"These DREAMers have inspired America…this should be so easy."