DEMS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICAL FIGURES: “House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has spoken over seven hours to oppose the spending deal to lift spending caps and avert a government shutdown — because the plan does not address immigration issues.
The House Historian’s office told CNN that Pelosi’s speech is the longest on record on the House floor, according to their records.
Pelosi started speaking shortly after 10 a.m. ET, and was still speaking as of 5:10 p.m. ET.
A source close to the California Democrat told CNN she thought of the idea overnight to speak for hours on the House floor. The source said she’s wearing four-inch-heels while delivering the speech and has only been sipping water.
The budget deal, which was proposed by Senate leaders on Wednesday [2-7-18], will require Democratic support to pass the House, so the House Democratic leader’s comments make the plan’s future unclear.
Pelosi said she opposed that the spending deal because it doesn’t include a permanent solution for undocumented immigrants affected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Pelosi has been sharing statements from DACA recipients about themselves and their successes in the US.
House Democrats will likely spend the next 24 hours pushing to get a commitment from House Speaker Paul Ryan on floor consideration of DACA bills.”
-Daniella Diaz and Deirdre Walsh, “Pelosi sets record with 7-hour marathon speech on DACA,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, Feb. 7, 2018 05:17pm