House Democrats want their longtime leader and the first female speaker, Pelosi, to break history one more time — and stay intimately involved in House operations.
House Democrats want their longtime leader and the first female speaker, Rep. Nancy Pelosi , to break history one more time — and stay intimately involved in House operations.Pelosi has a store of institutional knowledge on how to govern a sometimes unruly caucus. Democrats will look to her to guide the next generation of leaders while exploiting the GOP's deep divisions and paper-thin majority.
Assuming they are replaced by Reps. Hakeem Jeffries , Katherine Clark and Pete Aguilar , as their colleagues expect, the troika's average age will plummet from 83 to 51.More than a dozen House Democrats told Axios they believe Pelosi's role will be more involved — and complex — than a simple advisory position.
Rep. Dan Kildee , the chief deputy Democratic whip, told Axios: "She'll have real influence. ... I suspect she'll be called upon regularly." "She is a juggernaut when it comes to fundraising. And I had been joking earlier in the week that it would take all of us to replace her in that," she added.By not vacating three House seats, Pelosi, Hoyer and Clyburn are making life that much harder for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy , whoAsked Thursday how she thought McCarthy would perform as the next speaker, PelosiJust as there can only be only president at a time, there can only be one party leader.
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