Nancy Pelosi announces future plans after Democrats lose control of House

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to work on her plan with colleagues on Thursday after Democrats narrowly lost control of the House to Republicans in the midterm elections.

Pelosi’s decision to seek another term as Democratic leader or step down was widely anticipated. That’s not only after the Republicans were able to stop the expected wave of Republicans in the House and Senate, but also after her husband Paul was brutally attacked by an intruder at her home in San Francisco late last month. It was also about.

“The chairman will be briefing colleagues tomorrow on her future plans. Stay tuned,” Pelosi’s spokesman Drew Hamill tweeted late Wednesday.

Pelosi is scheduled to speak in the House, but was not given time. The Chamber of Commerce opens at 10:00 am ET before legislative work begins at noon. The speaker took home two versions of his speech in one night for review.

The chairman was “overwhelmed with calls from colleagues, friends and supporters,” said Hamill, noting that he was monitoring the election results Wednesday night in the final state where votes were still being tallied. .

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The California Democrat became the first woman in the United States to wield the gavel and is a key figure in US politics.

By announcing her decision, Pelosi could have a domino effect on House Democratic leadership ahead of next month’s intraparty elections.

Pelosi’s leadership team, consisting of Maryland Majority Leader Stenny Hoyer and South Carolina Democrat James Cliburn, has long been a triumvirate. Heuer and Cliburn are also making decisions about their future.

Now all in their 80s, the three House Democratic leaders face restless colleagues eager to set themselves aside and leave them to the new generation.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, Rep. Catherine Clarke of Massachusetts, and Rep. Pete Aguilar of California are similarly moving as a trio, all working toward leadership roles.

First elected to the House of Representatives in 1987, Pelosi has long been derided by Republicans as a San Francisco liberal but has steadily emerged as an accomplished legislator and fundraising powerhouse. Her own Democratic colleagues intermittently appreciated, but feared, Pelosi’s brand of strong leadership.

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