Pelosi Says She Doesn't Listen to 'Most' of GOP's Speeches After McCarthy's 8-Hour Tirade [View all]
Source: Newsweek
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi dismissed Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's overnight speech to delay passage of the Build Back Better bill, saying, "I didn't even pay attention" to it.
Speaking to reporters Friday, the California Democrat said, "I don't even listen to most of the speeches on the other side because they're not fraught with meaning or fact. So I don't have my computer get bothered with that."
McCarthy, a California Republican, spent eight and a half hours speaking against the legislation, which the House passed on Friday morning. The remarks began at 8:38 p.m. on Thursday and lasted until just after 5 a.m. on Friday. The tirade broke the previous record for longest speech in the lower chamber, which was set by Pelosi in 2018.
"Personally, I didn't think I could go this long," McCarthy said just before yielding the floor.
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