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Source: Politico
The House speaker urged liberal Democrats not to criticize their centrist colleagues in public.
By HEATHER CAYGLE and SARAH FERRIS 07/10/2019 11:38 AM EDT Updated 07/10/2019 12:14 PM EDT
Speaker Nancy Pelosi chided progressives in a closed-door meeting Wednesday, calling on them to address their intra-party grievances privately rather than blasting their centrist colleagues on Twitter.
Pelosis comments, which were described as stern, came during the first full caucus meeting since a major blow up over emergency border funding last month between progressive and moderate lawmakers as well as a recent spat with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and her freshman allies.
"So, again, you got a complaint? You come and talk to me about it," Pelosi told Democrats, according to a source in the room. "But do not tweet about our members and expect us to think that that is just ok."
Democrats inside the room said they interpreted that remark as a shot at Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, who called moderate Democrats members of the Child Abuse Caucus in a tweet over their support for the Senates version of the emergency humanitarian package.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/10/pelosi-progressives-twitter-1405763