House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) declared unequivocally on Monday that the GOP tax overhaul is the worst legislation ever considered by Congress.
“I have said that this was stiff competition by some of the other things they have put forth, is the worst bill in the history of the United States Congress,” Pelosi said during House floor debate on the tax proposal.
Pelosi cited the rushed process and impact on the deficit to justify her assertion.
“Now, how can I make that claim? Well, because it involves more money, hurts more people, increases the deficit by so much more, and just because everything is bigger in our country, the consequences of this bill, a multi-trillion dollar economy being addressed by a bill that had no hearings, no expert testimony, just the speed of light, as [Rep.] Jamie Raskin [D-Md.] says, the speed of light in the dark of night, here we are,” Pelosi said.
House Republicans unveiled the legislation in early November, passed their version on the floor two weeks later, and hope to send a final bill to President Trump by the end of this month.
The Senate GOP passed its tax overhaul early Saturday morning. House Republicans voted earlier Monday night on a motion to go to conference to reconcile the two chambers’ bills.