Nancy Pelosi Says She Won’t Seek Democratic Leadership Role In Next Congress
17.11.2022 - 20:33
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that she will not seek a leadership post in the next Congress but instead will assist in the transition to the next generation of Democrats in top positions.
With Republicans gaining control of Congress, the question had been whether Pelosi, 82, would seek to continue in a leadership post as minority leader.
Pelosi has been one of the most effective speakers in the history of Congress, a lightning rod on the right but extraordinarily skillful in marshaling the Democratic caucus. The first and so far only woman to serve as speaker, from 2007 to 2011 and then returning in 2019, Pelosi has secured votes on landmark legislation regarding healthcare, climate, criminal justice reform, gun reform and same-sex marriage. A foe of Donald Trump in the final years of his presidency, she presided over two votes for his impeachment. She also famously tore up a copy of his speech at the end of his State of the Union address in 2020, after he used the moment to stage a reality show like spectacle that included awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Rush Limbaugh.
She also has been Democrats’ leading fundraiser, raising tens of millions through the years for party committees and PACs.
Pelosi recently told 60 Minutes that the decision on her future would be influenced by what happened to her husband, Paul, last month. An intruder broke into their San Francisco home and struck Paul Pelosi in the head with a hammer. According to police, the suspect had been looking for Nancy Pelosi, and the incident drew widespread concern that it was the latest example of how political divisions were escalating into violence.
Pelosi was first elected to her San Francisco district in 1987. She was
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