BREAKING House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is stepping down from House Democratic leadership but will remain in Congress after Democrats lost control of the House to Republicans in the midterm elections
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she will not seek a leadership position in the new Congress.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she will not seek a leadership position in the new Congress, a pivotal realignment making way for a new generation of leaders after Democrats lost control of the House to Republicans in the midterm elections.
Democrats cheered Pelosi as she arrived in the chamber at noon. On short notice, lawmakers filled the House, at least on the Democratic side, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer joined. The Speaker's Gallery filled with Pelosi staff and guest. Some Republicans, including some newly-elected members, also attended.
All now in their 80s, the three House Democratic leaders have faced restless colleagues eager for them to step aside and allow a new generation to take charge. "I do wish to remain at the leadership table," Clyburn said a week after the midterms. "As to what capacity that will be, I will leave that up to our Democratic caucus."First elected in 1987, Pelosi has been a pivotal figure in American politics, long ridiculed by Republicans as a San Francisco liberal while steadily rising as a skilled legislator and fundraising powerhouse.
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