House Republicans are demanding House Speaker Nancy Pelosi play by her own rules. The Democrat demanded that fines be implemented on members who refuse to pass under the newly installed metal detectors yet her office has confirmed she hadn’t used them to access the floor in February. House Administration Committee Reps. Rodney Davis, Barry Loudermilk, and Bryan Steil sent a letter to the current House Sergeant-At-Arms requesting Pelosi be held to the same standard as all other House members and be issued the fines.
Fox News reports:
“I saw the video of Speaker Pelosi avoiding her own security screening procedures from Feb 4. I personally witnessed her doing so that morning. The video proves what our letter said back in February,” the House Administration Committee ranking member said. “It’s disappointing she has failed to hold herself to the same standards as others.”
“This type of behavior puts our brave men and women of the Capitol Police under even further stress,” he continued. “Speaker Pelosi continues to remind the American people that the rules are for everyone else but her, including members like Whip Clyburn, Hal Rogers, Louie Gohmert, and Andrew Clyde who have been fined at least $5,000 each.”
Loudermilk laid into Pelosi in a statement to Fox News on Monday, saying the GOP was done with the speaker’s “double standards” and calling on Pelosi to “pay the fine.”
“Me and my Republican colleagues on the Committee on House Administration, which oversees the Capitol Complex and Capitol Police, have been trying to shed light and hold Speaker Nancy Pelosi accountable for breaking the very rules she’s imposed on every other House member,” he said. “This video provides the American people a glimpse into Nancy Pelosi’s ‘do as I say, not as I do’ mantra. Republicans have had enough of Speaker Pelosi’s double standards, lack of accountability, and complete disregard for the rules of this institution. She needs to admit she broke her own the rules, and pay the fine.”
Recently House Majority Whip Rep. Clyburn was fined $5,000 for not using the metal detector when returning to the House chamber from the restroom, according to Politico.
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