Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday issued a blistering statement appearing to shade Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) after he announced his plan to vote for a partisan GOP spending bill to fund the government.
In a post on X, Pelosi seemingly urged Senate Democrats to defy Schumer and “listen to the women.”
“Donald Trump and Elon Musk have offered the Congress a false choice between a government shutdown or a blank check that makes a devastating assault on the well-being of working families across America.”
“Let’s be clear: neither is a good option for the American people. But this false choice that some are buying instead of fighting is unacceptable,” Pelosi wrote. “I salute Leader Hakeem Jeffries for his courageous rejection of this false choice, and I am proud of my colleagues in the House Democratic Caucus for their overwhelming vote against this bill.”
“Democratic senators should listen to the women,” Pelosi continued. “Appropriations leaders Rosa DeLauro and Patty Murray have eloquently presented the case that we must have a better choice: a four-week funding extension to keep government open and negotiate a bipartisan agreement.”
