Rank & File Republicans Reject Leaders Claim That Speech Affected Their Votes
Rank and file Republicans pushed back against Minority Leader Boehner and other Republican leaders' claims that Republicans lost the 12 votes needed to pass the economic stabilization bill because of the Speaker's speech.
- Republican Representative John Shadegg (AZ) said that House Minority Leader John Boehner and other Republican leaders made a "stupid claim" by alleging that Nancy Pelosi's speech changed any minds on the bailout. [Politico, 09-30-08]
- Republican Representative Darrell Issa (CA) said the notion that Republicans changed their vote because of a speech was "nonsense." He also mocked the possibility that a Republican would be shocked or offended by the partisan nature of Democratic speech. [MSNBC, CNN, Politico, 09-29-08]
- Republican Representative Michelle Bachmann (MN) says the Speaker's speech didn't kill the bill. "I want to assure you that was not the case. We are not babies who suck our thumbs. We have very principled reasons for voting no." [Roll Call, 09-29-08]
- When asked whether he voted ‘no' because of the partisan nature of the debate, Republican Representative Scott Garrett (NJ) said, "No, I was a no vote on the basic package from day one. I couldn't tell you who those twelve were on either side of the aisle." [NPR, 09-30-08]
- When asked whether he voted no because of a speech or knew of any Republicans who voted no because of a speech, Republican Representative Mike Conaway (TX) said, "No, it didn't. ...No, we didn't have any of those kinds of conversations." [Fox Business News, 9/30/08]
- Republican Representative Marsha Blackburn (TN) said, "That speech was not the reason I voted against the bill." [MSNBC, 9/30/08]
- The conservative National Review said, "Can [Republican Leaders] be serious? Do they realize how foolish and irresponsible they sound? On one of the most important votes they will ever cast, insisting ‘the speech made me do it' is lame and adolescent." [National Review Magazine, 09-30-08]
- In truth, few Republicans were on the floor to hear that speech, and those who were there showed no signs of discomfort, as they often do. Republican leaders backed away within hours, conceding they never had the votes they had promised. [Washington Post, 9-30-08]
This morning DCCC Chairman Chris Van Hollen issued a challenge to former Republican Representative Joe Scarborough, the host of MSNBC's Morning Joe, to find a single House Republican who changed his or her vote because of a speech by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
"I challenge you: find one Republican to come on this show to say they switched their vote because of a speech by Nancy Pelosi that talked about how Bush's policies contributed to the situation we are in today. You find me one Republican, because I can tell you, their constituents would seriously question their judgment on a vote of national consequence.
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