House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Republican leaders are not bringing the legislation for an up-or-down vote because they would be unhappy with the outcome.

"My guess is that they are afraid that their members are not going to stick with them," Pelosi said on Monday night. "The reason Republicans are not taking 'yes' for an answer is because 'no' is their answer," she said. "Radical tea party Republicans are holding up this tax cut."