At a press conference following Speaker John Boehner’s retirement announcement, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Cali.) used the announcement as an opportunity to denounce House Republicans.
Pelosi called his resignation “seismic” for the House, and related the timing of Boehner’s announcement to the current fight to defund Planned Parenthood.
“[Boehner’s resignation] is a stark example of the disarray of the House Republicans,” Pelosi said, “a demonstration of their obsession with shutting down government at the expense of women’s health, and a sign of the failure of the House Republicans to be willing to engage in dialogue for the good for the American people, and for us to move forward.”
Pelosi said she has not yet spoken to Boehner, but will continue planned negotiations with him to pass a continuing resolution.
Boehner, who has served as Speaker of the House since 2011 and has frequently clashed with more conservatives members of the Republican Party, announced Friday morning that he will be stepping down at the end of October.
