y Pelosi’s spokesperson rips McCarthy for her promise to lift COVID-era restrictions at Capitol House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s spokesperson called Kevin McCarthy’s promise to fully reopen Congress a “desperate attempt” and an “incoherent” attempt to distract from Republicans’ “unmitigated tragedy” in the midterm election. Drew Hammill, Pelosi’s spokesperson, attacked McCarthy’s letter in an exclusive press release issued on Thursday, two days after the midterm elections. McCarty wrote to several legislative branch officials, including the Architect of the Capitol. He stated that he would fully reopen the House of Representatives to the general public on January 3, assuming that Republicans regain control of the House in the midterm election. “Earlier this week, the country voted to elect new leadership. I will listen to the concerns of my constituents and get our nation back on track. This will include the operation and management of the House of Representatives. McCarthy stated in the letter that the People’s House will be again open to the American public starting January 3, 2023. HTML3_ MIDTERM ELUTIONS 2022: LIVE UPDATE Hammill described the letter as an attempt to distract attention from the performance of the Republican Party in the midterm elections. Hammill stated that “The incoherent letter from the Minority Leader is nothing more than an attempt to distract attention from the unmitigated tragedy that was his party’s performance in midterm elections – one which only looks worse as the ballots continue getting counted.” “Now, after bungling this election, the Minority leader would rather intimidate professionals who run the House instead of getting to work on the issues that voters have just told us are on our minds.” BIDEN VOWS NOT TO WORK WITH REPUBLICANS WITH ‘GOOD’ IDEAS BUT ON SOME ISSUES Pelosi’s spokesperson stated that she took science-based and common-sense steps to reopen Capitol Complex under the leadership of the House Speaker. Hammill also stated that McCarthy may be speaking too quickly and should not bet on the possibility that he’ll be with the majority. Hammill stated, “And in case that he’s forgotten, the Minority leader is still the Minority leader – and he shouldn’t count his chickens before hatching.”