Swordsmyth
01-03-2019, 06:32 PM
After quashing a nascent leadership challenge late last year and successfully courting most of the House's incoming freshmen - including many members of the Dems resurgent progressive wing like Bronx Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez - Nancy Pelosi has been re-elected Speaker of the House, making her the first lawmaker to ever serve two non-consecutive stints in the position.
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Following a rousing nominating speech by Brooklyn Congressman Hakeen Jeffries, who declared that House Democrats are "down with NDP" [Nancy D'Alesandro Pelosi], the speaker vote began. With 431 members present, to win the speakership, a contender would need a simple majority of 216, meaning Pelosi could lose 18 Democrats and still make it to 217, according to CNN. (https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/new-congress-january-2019/index.html?sr=twCNN010319undefined1059AMStory)
With an impassioned speech, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries nominates Nancy Pelosi to be the next House speaker https://t.co/glmf4dPjEl pic.twitter.com/XTaLhllL8j (https://t.co/XTaLhllL8j)
— CNN (@CNN) January 3, 2019 (https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1080885888056467457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Only 16 Democrats signed a letter saying they would oppose Pelosi. Two of these include newly elected representatives including New York Rep. Max Rose and Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger, who flipped Republican districts partly due to their promises to oppose Pelosi.
Rep. Liz Cheney, the new chairwoman of the Republican caucus, nominated Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and most Republicans voted for him.
More at: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-01-03/nancy-pelosi-elected-speaker-house
https://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/2019.01.03pelosithree.JPG
Following a rousing nominating speech by Brooklyn Congressman Hakeen Jeffries, who declared that House Democrats are "down with NDP" [Nancy D'Alesandro Pelosi], the speaker vote began. With 431 members present, to win the speakership, a contender would need a simple majority of 216, meaning Pelosi could lose 18 Democrats and still make it to 217, according to CNN. (https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/new-congress-january-2019/index.html?sr=twCNN010319undefined1059AMStory)
With an impassioned speech, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries nominates Nancy Pelosi to be the next House speaker https://t.co/glmf4dPjEl pic.twitter.com/XTaLhllL8j (https://t.co/XTaLhllL8j)
— CNN (@CNN) January 3, 2019 (https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1080885888056467457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Only 16 Democrats signed a letter saying they would oppose Pelosi. Two of these include newly elected representatives including New York Rep. Max Rose and Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger, who flipped Republican districts partly due to their promises to oppose Pelosi.
Rep. Liz Cheney, the new chairwoman of the Republican caucus, nominated Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and most Republicans voted for him.
More at: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-01-03/nancy-pelosi-elected-speaker-house