The Senate GOP’s reluctance to embrace the deal gave Maryland lawmakers an outsized influence, and Pelosi lauded them for trying to roll back the pension measure. She said she does not support asking federal workers to pay more to offset the deficit. Still, Pelosi said she didn’t think the pay-for issue would be enough to prevent Democrats from voting for the potential agreement.
“As we go through these last hours, I hope that we can prevail and say instead of harming one set of workers in order to help another set of workers, why can’t we just use our war savings to help cover that?... But I don’t see a scenario where our Members will vote against it,” she said.
Rep. Bill Cassidy has his blood drawn by Alesha Barbour during a free hepatitis screening in the Rayburn House Office Building hosted by the Congressional Viral Hepatitis Caucus to recognize "National Viral Hepatitis Testing Day."
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