Every progressive in the house voted for this Republican to be Speaker in exchange for nothing.
Michael Stratford @mstratford
28 Jul 2021
Replying to @mstratford
Pelosi also questioned the policy wisdom of cancelling student loan debt: “Suppose…your child just decided they, at this time, [do] not want to go to college but you’re paying taxes to forgive somebody else’s obligations. You may not be happy about that."
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Replying to @briebriejoy
Yep.

Jul 28, 2021 · 8:14 PM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson @briebriejoy
and they fearmongered us by saying if not Nancy, then the republican. But that's not true. House speaker needs 216 votes. Without 216 votes, it get put off for 2 weeks to regroup and reorganize.
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Replying to @marwilliamson @briebriejoy
Run again in 2028
Replying to @marwilliamson @briebriejoy
They couldn't win and even if by miracle they'd succeeded in removing her-which would have been a miracle, make no mistake, because 2/3 of the House would have defended-they'd have effectively made Andrew Cuomo Speaker because her replacement would have been Hakeem Jefferies.
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