Cantor says reconciliation will lead to Democrats losing Congress
Cantor also slams Pelosi over Rangel!
House Minority Whip, Eric Cantor (Va-7th), says Democrats are in danger of losing power on Capitol Hill should they choose the reconciliation option in passing the President’s revised heath care reform bill.
Speaking on ‘Meet the Press’ Sunday, Rep. Cantor discussed the bipartisan health care summit called by President Obama and held at the Blair House in Washington D.C. and the Senate and House votes needed to pass the legislation.
“I’ll tell you one thing. If Speaker Pelosi rams through this Bill, through the House, using the reconciliation process, they will lose their majority in Congress in November,” Cantor said.
Earlier in the week Republican Whip Cantor released a statement which his office says was offered “in light of Senator Reid’s support for changing the rules in the middle of the game by using reconciliation.”
“By using the reconciliation process, the Administration and Democrat leaders are sending a clear signal that they still refuse to listen to the American people and have no interest in bipartisanship. To be certain, by using the reconciliation process, the Administration makes clear that their promise of bipartisanship is dead.” Cantor said.
Cantor went on to say that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi…Read more…
