A day before the House Judiciary Committee took its biggest step yet toward impeachment last week, moderate Democratic Rep. Anthony Brindisi voiced his frustrations directly to Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. “I’m doing what I think is the right thing to do,” Rose said in an interview, adding that no single incident propelled him to write the op-ed. “I want to see this party — and I know it has it in it — get to work passing substantive infrastructure and health care bills by the end of the year.
Many Democratic moderates say they recognize that Pelosi and her deputies have tried to contain the impeachment furor from becoming all-consuming on Capitol Hill. For instance, the same week that the Judiciary Committee voted to advance the House investigations into Trump, the panel also approvedHouse Majority Leader Steny Hoyer. | Win McNamee/Getty Imagessome moderates in the caucus who worry that the House investigations would drown out their work on“The fear is that you will be exclusively focused on it, to the exclusion of all the other things we need to do in the Congress of the United States,” Hoyer told reporters last week.
“I certainly think that the election security elements of the Mueller report have not been given a due amount of coverage and awareness that’s necessary,” Murphy told reporters Thursday, when asked about the event coinciding with the Judiciary vote.
Wouldn't she have to step up to be VP and VP Pounce be president if realDonaldTrump gets impeached ?
Just as in marriage, when one side believes their job is to keep the other side in check, there is no basis for agreement. Nancy's job is not to keep progressives in line, it is to incorporate them into the marriage. Nancy is directing and the party is splitting.
The 2016 loss was at the lead of Pelosi and Schumer. We have declined under their leadership. Moderates only seem interested in holding on to power, not moving forward. Moderates are happy to only play defense.
Moderates are delusional that they provided the drive to turn red districts blue. The democrats who worked to turn Orange County blue were NOT moderates.
If pelosi isn't willing to do he job for whatever reason she needs to step aside or go down with him
F U . We the people want ImpeachTrumpNow . Anyone who opposes Impeachment needs to be replaced.
Impeachment of 45 (even if I’m personally for it) goes against the will of the people and will undoubtedly hurt the TheDemocrats at the polls in ‘20. Focusing on this when he won’t be ousted is a waste of time
I read a part of this article and there seems to be some concern that focus should not be on impeachment, but 'kitchen table issues.' Supposed they haven't, and they have ... Why? So it can get to the Senate and just grow mold because Mitch McConnell won't put it to vote?
SpeakerPelosi isn't obsessed with Impeachment. She has made it clear she is not for it, which is why she needs to resign. ImpeachTrumpNow Anyone that is not for Impeachment should be replaced. PelosiResign
You guys are supposed to be journalists, so why haven't you investigated the reasons why the House Speaker continues to enable what is clearly an unconstitutional presidency? Have you followed her money? It's okay to be throwing shade but produce the facts and figures ffs.
to say they don't have the votes seems not to be enough for her own party. so, what is real reason?
SHE GETTING PROOF THAT PUTS TRUMP BEHIND BARS! IMPEACHMENT DOESNT ADDRESS THE SEVERITY TRUMP MUST FACE & PAY 4.
SpeakerPelosi IS A MEALY MOUTH, FEARFUL OLD WOMAN. DEMOCRATS MADE AN EFFING MISTAKE INSTALLING HER. I REMAIN TICKED THAT THIS MISTAKE IS ALLOWING TRAITOR TRUMP TO CONTINUE ILLEGALLY OCCUPYING AND CORRUPTING THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT.
DJT is too corrupt to Not Impeach. For truth and democratic law to be respected again through out the world DJT must be impeached! All complicit republicans must also be investigated as to Why they went along with an inept unqualified liar! dumpgop
The Democratic party has been exposed. They want black people to vote for them but they align themselves with Republican ideas. This is unacceptable. It should be an easy decision to have it on record that House Dems impeached a racist and lawless POTUS.The hell with the GOP vote
The 'We are divided' narrative works well for the U.S. oligarchy — liberals use it to justify partnerships with Trump’s team of neocons, while Donald uses it to further insulate his base and vilify proposals coming from the “far left.”
Moderates need to realize that no matter what we do, Trump and the GOP will act as though they are pursuing impeachment anyway. Trump ran the GOP campaign as being against impeachment in 2018. They lost the house. Accountability is a winning issue.
Centrist democrats,because they fundamentally do not understand politics,never seem to grasp that nothing is prohibiting them from going to the public and making the case for their policies. If you want to win then compete or stop whining.
TRUMP IN A LANDSLIDE TRUMP 2020-2032
We live in a bizarre world where people who *don't* want to impeach Donald Trump are called *moderate*. These are the people who r totally cool with keeping a corrupt and incompetent leader in charge of our gov! That seems like a radical thing to do!
PrimaryPelosi
'Moderate' TheDemocrats need to cross the isle to where they belong. The dems need to move back to the left where they belong. Not follow the horrible gop towards alt right lunacy. A friend of my enemy is my enemy, too.
Dems in disarray story? wow? whose idea was that. So original!!!
Moderate Democrats? Don't you mean closeted Republicans?
There are Centrists in the House?
We know what Nancy is doing .... SundayMorning ImpeachKavanaugh
Since she is so fixated on this, she needs to present a some evidence or data to back up her suppositions. This push and pull isn't doing anyone any good.
Even tho Nancy sucks I agree with her on this. This is the way Democrat’s throw away the most winnable election
Why are moderate dems such idiots?
Democrats in moderate and centrist districts - Go get your reps together so we can get this show on the road!
RepStephMurphy RepBrindisi RepMaxRose So we’re supposed to let Trump, the most corrupt pres in history, get away with his crimes just because you’re afraid of not getting re-elected You swore an oath. Abide by it. Impeach now. Your calculus is flawed.
Yeah ok Nancy, The great state of Alaska is going to build roads and drill baby drill in one of the nation's treasures. When will it stop?
There is no reason for oversight if a President can violate the emoluments clause, lie repeatedly, tamper with weather maps, commit campaign violations and serve while an un-indicted co-conspirator. Not being willing to start an impeachment inquiry is giving tacit permission.
Just WalkAwayFromDemocratSocialists dccc you cant trust any of those DNC hypocrites! YES! it will come back to haunt you SpeakerPelosi & your family for lying... KeepAmericaGreat VOTE gop state/local & realDonaldTrump 2020! foxnewsalert 82ndJ
Que sera sera !That is the price to be paid for the Squad !
Centrists, not much better than Republicans
This is why she lost my faith. You are worried about appeasing the centrists and not your country. I'm in a 'wait and see with low expectations' mode. I would love for her to prove me the fool.
It’s not an obsession it is now a sworn duty Wake up
She should come around to impeachment. Now that Nadler's committee is starting a serious impeachment enquiry now I think the thinking on impeachment may soon change.
This is problem. Pelosi said impeachment decision would not be made based on politics. IT HAS. And because of that they've created 10 dimensional chess. Evidence is there u do it cause u have to and deal with political consequences.
ImpeachTrump If that criminal,lying con man isn't impeachable, then no one is.
Can Democrats impeach Trump on his tone alone, or do they need another reason?
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