House Minority Whip Steve Scalise said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has “no good excuse” as to why the House shouldn’t reconvene.
“For whatever reason, Speaker Pelosi and her majority want to just sit back in San Francisco or wherever else they’re at and write bills in secret,” Scalise said during an interview with Breitbart News.
Congress should be supporting the “full, safe recovery and reopening of our economy” and “leading by example,” Scalise said, pointing out that President Trump and his team have been working and getting things done safely. “Why can’t Congress be doing the same thing? Speaker Pelosi, I think, dropped the ball on this.”
“There’s no good excuse for it, and nobody’s talking about trading off safety of our health versus safety of our economy. Look at grocery stores, for example. People have been going to grocery stores since this outbreak started,” he said.
House Democrats had initially said they would return to work on Monday, but then changed course after a conversation with the House physician about the dangers of the coronavirus.
The U.S. Senate, on the other hand, plans to reconvene next week.
“We’ll practice proper safeguards in the wake of this and work safely in the Senate but get back to business,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday. “We’re not going to sit on the sidelines during this period.”
People showing up to work next week:
– Healthcare professionals
– Grocery store clerks
– Scientists
– Farmers
– Truckers
– Police Officers
– Manufacturers
– @realDonaldTrump
– The SenatePeople NOT showing up to work next week:
– House DemocratsTells you all you need to know.
— Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) April 29, 2020
