House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) was reportedly the only member of the GOP’s leadership team to attend Pelosi’s speech.
McCarthy faces a full House vote in January on his nomination to be speaker of the House. He needs 218 votes to be appointed speaker.
Scalise was the only member of the GOP’s leadership to be in attendance when Pelosi announced her retirement as Speaker.Pelosi, 82, led House Democrats for nearly two decades and developed a reputation for enforcing strict party unity in key votes.House members on Thursday. “For me, the hour has come for a new generation to lead the Democratic caucus.”
House Democrats are expected to select their next leader on Nov. 30. New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is the
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