Nancy Pelosi: “I do not blame my Republican colleagues for debating this bill in the dark of night. It is a shame. I know why they do…”

“I do not blame my Republican colleagues for debating this bill in the dark of night. It is a shame. I know why they do not want the American people to hear about this and what the facts are, but I want to address the point of the gentleman from California. He rose and said that there are $482.6 million in Federal funds for the Republican block grant that California will gain under this bill. What he failed to mention is that under the Democratic plan, California would get $722 million, a more than $240 million increase. As far as that point is concerned, the 53 percent of the deficit is attributed to the tax cut, not to September 11.”