Pelosi slaps down legislation to pack Supreme Court

By Susan Ferrechio

Published April 15, 2021 3:37pm ET

Pelosi slaps down legislation to pack Supreme Court — Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters following escalation of tensions this week between the U.S. and Iran, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The House will vote Thursday on a measure limiting President Donald Trump's ability to take military action against Iran as Democratic criticism of the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general intensified. | AP Photo / J. Scott Applewhite

Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House will not vote on a Judiciary Committee proposal to pack the U.S. Supreme Court with an additional four Justices.

“No,” Pelosi said, when a reporter asked if she would be taking up fellow Democrat Rep. Jerry Nadler’s proposal to increase the court to 13 justices on Thursday.

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