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House Dems Nominate Rep. Pelosi for House Speaker

HeadlineNov 29, 2018

In other news from Capitol Hill, House Democrats have voted overwhelmingly to nominate Nancy Pelosi to become House speaker, a position she held from 2007 to 2011. She will face a full House vote in January. A number of Democrats had called for new leadership, with 32 members withholding their vote for Pelosi, though she ran unopposed. Democrats also voted to return Maryland Congressmember Steny Hoyer to the post of majority leader and South Carolina’s James Clyburn as the House whip. New York Congresssmember Hakeem Jeffries was elected chair of the caucus, beating out Congressmember Barbara Lee of California. Lee said after the vote that sexism and ageism contributed to her loss.

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