House Republican leadership on Friday urged every GOP lawmaker to vote against President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief legislation, mocking the proposal as “Pelosi’s Payoff to Progressives Act,” according to a leaked memo issued by House Minority Whip Steve Scalise and obtained by The Hill.
Because Democrats control the House, the bill doesn’t need Republican votes to pass.
However, by trying to get GOP lawmakers to oppose the bill, Republicans are making a risky bet that voting against a piece of legislation that a recent poll shows more than two-thirds of voters support is good politics.
In fact, polls show that the very things House Republicans are condemning in the bill are overwhelmingly popular with the electorate. Continue reading.