Pelosi on ObamaCare: Democrats ‘Didn’t Brag About It Enough’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT THOMPSON The ░░░░░░░░ Care Act is a ░░░░░░░░ juxtaposition to what they ░░░░░░░░ with tax and what ░░░░░░░░ as Democrats did with ░░░░░░░░ care Fox News and ░░░░░░░░ the critics say that ░░░░░░░░ Pelosi just jammed this ░░░░░░░░ Nothing could be further ░░░░░░░░ the truth I would ░░░░░░░░ if we had just ░░░░░░░░ it through we would ░░░░░░░░ avoided all of the ░░░░░░░░ uproar that the Fox ░░░░░░░░ people created We had ░░░░░░░░ of hearings and multiple ░░░░░░░░ We took 173 PELOSI ░░░░░░░░ ratified some REPORTER How ░░░░░░░░ we institutionalize that so ░░░░░░░░ if and when the ░░░░░░░░ win again we go ░░░░░░░░ THOMPSON The rules of ░░░░░░░░ House dominate As an ░░░░░░░░ when Leader Pelosi was ░░░░░░░░ Pelosi we put back ░░░░░░░░ place a rule that ░░░░░░░░ you pay for something ░░░░░░░░ you pass it That ░░░░░░░░ still been in place ░░░░░░░░ they wanted to do ░░░░░░░░ tax bill that cost ░░░░░░░░ 3 trillion but they ░░░░░░░░ not meet that role ░░░░░░░░ soon as the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ the first thing they ░░░░░░░░ in regard to rules ░░░░░░░░ they expunged the tax ░░░░░░░░ of the role They ░░░░░░░░ the part about if ░░░░░░░░ want to do a ░░░░░░░░ and help the poor ░░░░░░░░ have to pay for ░░░░░░░░ But if you want ░░░░░░░░ cuts for the wealthiest ░░░░░░░░ for corporations you can ░░░░░░░░ it to the debt ░░░░░░░░ You gave me an ░░░░░░░░ and I appreciate the ░░░░░░░░ because we did things ░░░░░░░░ a fair way They ░░░░░░░░ it I d say ░░░░░░░░ them Write the rule ░░░░░░░░ way you want to ░░░░░░░░ they d say We ░░░░░░░░ going to criticize you ░░░░░░░░ We will give you ░░░░░░░░ opportunity for amendments Why ░░░░░░░░ we want to cooperate ░░░░░░░░ you with that It ░░░░░░░░ their design especially with ░░░░░░░░ Obama who was very ░░░░░░░░ but they had to ░░░░░░░░ him look partisan But ░░░░░░░░ s go to the ░░░░░░░░ As far as the ░░░░░░░░ is concerned we have ░░░░░░░░ support and defend the ░░░░░░░░ Central to that Constitution ░░░░░░░░ a system of checks ░░░░░░░░ balances which was mentioned ░░░░░░░░ That is essential to ░░░░░░░░ country having a democracy ░░░░░░░░ that system of checks ░░░░░░░░ balances says the legislative ░░░░░░░░ Article One the executive ░░░░░░░░ the first branch of ░░░░░░░░ the Speaker of the ░░░░░░░░ is a very powerful ░░░░░░░░ The Speaker of the ░░░░░░░░ not of the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ So to have transparency ░░░░░░░░ to unify the country ░░░░░░░░ choose paths that divide ░░░░░░░░ country there are plenty ░░░░░░░░ things that we can ░░░░░░░░ working together for our ░░░░░░░░ What we have to ░░░░░░░░ is brag about what ░░░░░░░░ did more because they ░░░░░░░░ how we did things ░░░░░░░░ we re like Wait ░░░░░░░░ minute Didn t you ░░░░░░░░ how we conduct the ░░░░░░░░ versus how they did ░░░░░░░░ just one example when ░░░░░░░░ was speaker we allowed ░░░░░░░░ to have free reign ░░░░░░░░ the floor of the ░░░░░░░░ They were dancing on ░░░░░░░░ floor and criticizing me ░░░░░░░░ the time When they ░░░░░░░░ the majority they shut ░░░░░░░░ down You can only ░░░░░░░░ this much at this ░░░░░░░░ and all the rest ░░░░░░░░ that is it To ░░░░░░░░ point where when we ░░░░░░░░ our sit in that ░░░░░░░░ Thompson was part of ░░░░░░░░ were coming to arrest ░░░░░░░░ I said to the ░░░░░░░░ Police I don t ░░░░░░░░ you want to do ░░░░░░░░ Think about it Make ░░░░░░░░ day Arrest me Laughter ░░░░░░░░ Applause PELOSI But you ░░░░░░░░ right We have a ░░░░░░░░ standard and it is ░░░░░░░░ our Constitution And you ░░░░░░░░ what It produces better ░░░░░░░░ because people know better ░░░░░░░░ they are affected and ░░░░░░░░ will hold everybody accountable ░░░░░░░░ the party m majority ░░░░░░░░ others who want to ░░░░░░░░ in that loop So ░░░░░░░░ you for that question ░░░░░░░░ are very proud of ░░░░░░░░ record of what we ░░░░░░░░ done but we did ░░░░░░░░ brag about it enough ░░░░░░░░ promotion is a terrible ░░░░░░░░ but I guess somebody ░░░░░░░░ to do it and ░░░░░░░░ tend to self promote ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats are about.”