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Pelosi Takes Shot At GOP Food Stamp Policy After Radel Drug Charge [View all]
Pelosi Takes Shot At GOP Food Stamp Policy After Radel Drug Charge
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Tuesday that she hoped drug charges against Rep. Trey Radel (R-FL) could "humanize" Republicans' approach to food stamps.
Speaking at a BuzzFeed Brews event, Pelosi noted that when Radel allegedly purchased cocaine from an undercover federal agent on Oct. 29, the buy came "on the heels of the Republicans voting to make sure that everybody who had access to food stamps was drug tested."
"It’s like, what?” Pelosi said. "To get food stamps you have to be drug tested? And so I hope that it will humanize, shall we say, their thinking about some subjects."
The Democratic leader said she felt "very sad" for Radel's family, but added that members of Congress must "hold ourselves to a higher standard in terms of these issues."
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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/pelosi-takes-shot-at-gop-food-stamp-policy-after-radel-arrest
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Tuesday that she hoped drug charges against Rep. Trey Radel (R-FL) could "humanize" Republicans' approach to food stamps.
Speaking at a BuzzFeed Brews event, Pelosi noted that when Radel allegedly purchased cocaine from an undercover federal agent on Oct. 29, the buy came "on the heels of the Republicans voting to make sure that everybody who had access to food stamps was drug tested."
"It’s like, what?” Pelosi said. "To get food stamps you have to be drug tested? And so I hope that it will humanize, shall we say, their thinking about some subjects."
The Democratic leader said she felt "very sad" for Radel's family, but added that members of Congress must "hold ourselves to a higher standard in terms of these issues."
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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/pelosi-takes-shot-at-gop-food-stamp-policy-after-radel-arrest
Coke-Busted GOP Congressman Just Voted to Drug-Test Food Stamp Users
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024063967
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