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LISA LERER
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) says Democrats have failed to pass health care "because of arrogance."
"They're going back in rooms and then telling the members, take it or leave it," he said on CNN's "State of the Union." "You can't do that. It's obvious."
DeLay, known as "the Hammer" for his enforcement of party disciple, says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) should have given rank-and-file members a greater role in drafting the legislation.
"Nancy Pelosi writes the bill, hands it to the chairman, says get it out of committee in an hour and we're going to the floor. We're going to debate it and I'll break arms if you vote against me," he said.
"That will come to haunt you and bring you down."
