Pelosi Spokesman Statement on House Republican Leadership Press Conference

Washington, D.C. — Drew Hammill, spokesman for Speaker Nancy Pelosi, issued this statement after House Republican Leaders' pathetic stunt on the Capitol Steps this morning:

"Kevin McCarthy's pitiful display this morning is only further proof that the MAGA cult in his conference has him in a chokehold," Hammill said. "House Republican Leaders spent their morning detached from reality: bragging about their dangerous, extreme, unpopular agenda to ban abortion in all fifty states, send prescription drug costs soaring and steal your right to choose your leaders. Truthfully, a desperate press conference is about par for the course for an uninspiring and incoherent politician like the Minority Leader, whose only real accomplishment to date is typing up a radical right-wing wish list that sends a clear message to the American people that House Republicans have gone off the deep end."

"While Republicans stage pathetic stunts outside the Capitol, the Speaker and House Democrats are advancing relief for communities hit by natural disasters, passing overdue benefits for 9/11 families, and keeping the government's lights on. The difference in priorities is clear," Hammill continued.