House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has stalled a vote on the Build Back Better Act in the House Thursday with a lengthy floor speech that is stretching into the early hours of Friday morning.
During the speech, a Congresswoman identified as member of “The Squad” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) briefly interrupted it.
According to MSNBC’s Kyle Griffin, McCarthy quipped during his speech that U.S. House Rep Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) “said nobody elected Biden to be FDR.”
From the back of the audience, Ocasio-Cortez yelled “I did.”
Ocasio-Cortez has since retweeted Griffin’s tweet.
NBC News: Earlier during his floor speech, Republican Kevin McCarthy said: “Abigail Spanbgerger said nobody elected Biden to be FDR.”
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 19, 2021
From the back, Rep. @AOC yelled, “I did.”@NBCNews
A recent tweet from McCarthy’s account noted that, “Democrats have left the Capitol for the night.”
“If they think I’m going to stop, I’m not. It’s too important for the American people to know what’s in this Socialist Spending Scam,” McCarthy added.
Democrats have left the Capitol for the night. If they think I’m going to stop, I’m not.
— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) November 19, 2021
It’s too important for the American people to know what’s in this Socialist Spending Scam.
Watch the live stream of McCarthy’s speech on Twitter, which has now passed the 4 hour mark:
“Every page of the Democrats’ Socialist Spending Scam will be paid for by or borrowed from you: America’s hardworking taxpayers. This is the single most reckless and irresponsible spending bill in our nation’s history.”
Every page of the Democrats’ Socialist Spending Scam will be paid for by or borrowed from you: America’s hardworking taxpayers.
— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) November 19, 2021
This is the single most reckless and irresponsible spending bill in our nation’s history. https://t.co/OCJJ0XaXzU
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