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House Dems nominate Pelosi as speaker to lead into Biden era
By ALAN FRAM leading the House would
Associated Press be her last.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Asked about her longev-
Democrats nominated ity, she cited her state-
Nancy Pelosi on Wednes- ment two years ago when
day as the speaker to lead she said she'd abide by a
them into Joe Biden's presi- move to limit her speak-
dency, and shortly after- ership then to four more
ward she seemed to sug- years.
gest that these would be "I don't want to limit any
her final two years in the leverage I may have, but
post. I made the statement,"
Democrats, scattered Pelosi, 80, told reporters
around the country, used Wednesday. Even so, she
a voice vote to pick Pelosi stopped short of explicitly
to guide a smaller and ide- saying these would be her
ologically divided House final two years in the post.
majority in shepherding Bi- House Majority Leader
den's agenda toward en- Steny Hoyer, D-Md., and
actment. It was the party's No. 3 party leader Jim
first virtual leadership elec- Clyburn, D-S.C., Congress'
tion, a response to the highest ranking Black mem-
coronavirus pandemic. ber, were reelected to their
At a news conference af- positions, like Pelosi without In this Nov. 12, 2020, file photo speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., pauses as she meets
terward, Pelosi, D-Calif., opposition. with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington.
came close to affirming Associated Press
that these next two years Continued on Page 2