Pelosi, Hoyer use Twitter to slam GOP for taking break

House Republicans on Tuesday would not allow Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other House Democrats to speak on the floor, so many of those lawmakers took to Twitter instead.

House Democrats are using the hashtag #DoNothingGOP to protest the seven-week break that the House is taking ahead of the November election.

The House is holding pro forma sessions during the break in order to avoid calling a recess, but many members of Congress are back in their home districts campaigning this month.

Pelosi and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) both requested permission to speak during Tuesday’s brief pro forma session but were refused.

"They refuse to get important work done,” Pelosi tweeted of the Republicans.

Hoyer was even more blunt in his tweet, accusing the GOP of failing their constituents:

Called on GOP to return to work during session, but they walked out on Americans. #DoNothingGOP 1.usa.gov/R9QkwJ twitter.com/WhipHoyer/stat…

— Steny Hoyer (@WhipHoyer) October 2, 2012

Democratic Reps. Judy Chu (Calif.), Raul Grijalva (Ariz.) and Barbara Lee (Calif.) also joined Pelosi and Hoyer in promoting the hashtag.

Back in Washington w/ my colleagues @nancypelosi @whiphoyer @askgeorge 2 demand #DoNothingGOP get back 2 work twitter.com/RepJudyChu/sta…

— Judy Chu (@RepJudyChu) October 2, 2012

Moments ago the #DoNothingGOP #RyanCongress prevented Dems from speaking on the House floor. They refuse to work. youtu.be/3qtq_PeVClE #p2

— Raul M. Grijalva (@RepRaulGrijalva) October 2, 2012

In DC 2 demand #DoNothingGOP get back 2 work, join @housedemocrats 2 work on real solutions 4 American people (farm bill, VAWA, jobs).

— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) October 2, 2012

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