House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, the top House Democrat and the only declared Democrat candidate for speaker, is reportedly having issues securing a majority of 218 votes in the new Congress that will be seated next year. That is the requisite number of members she needs to publicly cast votes for her on the Floor if she wants to regain the speaker’s gavel in the next Congress now that Democrats have retaken the House majority. Pelosi, who served as speaker before Democrats lost the House to Republicans in the 2010 midterm elections in former President Barack Obama’s first term, weathered the storms of her conference and stayed atop the Democrat Party in the House for eight long years as House minority leader awaiting the return of Democrats to power. Now that the Democrats have regained the majority in the House in November’s midterm elections, a new majority will be seated in early January at the end of this current Congress, and Pelosi is the only declared … [Read more...] about Nancy Pelosi’s Mathematics Problem: Once and Potentially Future Speaker Struggles to Reach 218 Votes
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Transcript: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on “Face the Nation,” November 11, 2018
The following is a transcript of the interview with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi that aired Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018, on "Face the Nation." MARGARET BRENNAN: On Friday, we sat down with House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, who is working to round up the votes among Democrats to become Speaker once again. We began our discussion with the Democrats' call for the new acting attorney general to recuse himself from overseeing the Mueller probe after the president asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions to step aside last week. MARGARET BRENNAN: Do you think under Whitaker that the integrity of this investigation is in peril? DEMOCRATIC LEADER PELOSI: Yes I do. First of all, I think that he should recuse himself for any review of the investigation because of statements he has made already in the public domain about the fact that this investigation should not- MARGARET BRENNAN: You don't have confidence in him as America's top enforcement officer? DEMOCRATIC LEADER PELOSI: No I don't, … [Read more...] about Transcript: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on “Face the Nation,” November 11, 2018
Nancy Pelosi says Democrats’ approach to subpoena power will be “very strategic”
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says her party's use of subpoena power when Democrats take back control of the House will be "very strategic." Pelosi, who says she believes she will once again be selected by her colleagues as speaker of the House, said on "Face the Nation" Sunday that Democrats aren't "scattershot" and will use their newfound authority carefully. Some Republicans have expressed concern that Democrats will issue endless subpoenas over as many issues as possible to make the president's life more complicated. "Well, we are responsible," Pelosi said Sunday. "We are not scattershot. We are not doing any investigation for a political purpose, but to seek the truth. So I think a word that you could describe about how Democrats will go forward in this regard is we will be very strategic." Moderator Margaret Brennan suggested some Republicans will claim there's always a political point to moving forward with some investigations. "Well, if the Republicans would … [Read more...] about Nancy Pelosi says Democrats’ approach to subpoena power will be “very strategic”
Nancy Pelosi is odds-on favorite for speaker, but has little margin for error
close Video Nancy Pelosi could face leadership challenge for speaker Newly elected Democrats could pose problem for Pelosi's bid to become speaker of the House; reaction from Democratic Rhode Island Congressman David Cicilline. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is the odds-on favorite to return to the speakership in January when Democrats reclaim control of the House. But it’s not a done deal for Pelosi. Yet. As is always the case on Capitol Hill, it’s about the math, it’s about the math, it’s about the math. It’s not a certainty yet that Pelosi, the California Democrat, has the votes to become speaker. She has some work ahead of her. Here’s the process: Democrats will hold their internal leadership elections in less than a month. What Pelosi must do first is command a majority of the Democratic Caucus. Right now Democrats have won at least 225 seats with 13 seats still uncalled. It’s believed Democrats will likely be in … [Read more...] about Nancy Pelosi is odds-on favorite for speaker, but has little margin for error
Q&A: Angie Craig talks 2nd District priorities, bipartisanship and Nancy Pelosi
Fresh off her win over U.S. Rep. Jason Lewis, Democrat Angie Craig will be one of five new members in Minnesota’s congressional delegation come January. Craig took 53 percent of the vote in the 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday to oust the freshman Republican, whom she lost to by less than 2 percentage points in 2016. A former medical technology executive, Craig said there is a lot she wants to do in Washington — from fixing the nation’s health care system to reforming campaign finance. The Pioneer Press spoke with Craig on Wednesday about topics ranging from her priorities for the 2nd District to whether she would support Nancy Pelosi as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. You defeated Congressman Lewis after a narrow loss to him in 2016. What made the difference this time? I ran in 2018 for the things that I’m going to fight for. I’ve tried to run a very positive campaign with positive ads that focused on my health care experience, that … [Read more...] about Q&A: Angie Craig talks 2nd District priorities, bipartisanship and Nancy Pelosi