Heavy-Handed GOP Tactics: “Our Republican colleagues need to remember, this is Washington, not Moscow; this is the Congress, not the Duma.”

Washington, D.C. – Today, on the House floor, Congressman Lloyd (D-TX), the Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee, spoke against Republicans' efforts to jam through the so-called "Affordable Health Care Act":

"This bill is so bad it was kept under lock and key hidden from Democrats AND Republicans who would not pledge allegiance to it. It is so destructive that no witness would come to defend or explain it in all-night committee sessions. Jamming this bill through without fair consideration not only is a crumbling and destruction of healthcare, but also a crumbling of our democracy. Our Republican colleagues need to remember, this is Washington, not Moscow; this is the Congress, not the Duma."

You can view Rep. Doggett's full floor speech here: https://youtu.be/Fd6uakVksFo