The House on Wednesday passed a bill to form such a commission on a 252-175 vote, with 35 Republicans joining all Democrats in support. When asked at her weekly press conference what the vote says about the GOP, Pelosi implored Republicans to “take back your party.” ADVERTISEMENT “This is the Grand Old Party, the party’s done so much for our country. And quite frankly, many Republicans have courageously withstood the shall we say the assault on our democracy that is going forth,” Pelosi said. “When you think of the Republicans and you think courage that they’ve had in the electoral system in our country and election decisions that have been made to support the fact that the election was legitimate. Many Republicans were the ones who came forward,” she continued.