Pelosi reaffirms that next term as speaker will be her last

[brooklynite]

Source: Roll Call

Speaker Nancy Pelosi reaffirmed a pledge she made to her caucus two years ago that she would give up the gavel after the 117th Congress.

Ahead of the 116th Congress, Pelosi cut a deal with a handful of members threatening to vote against her for speaker on the floor. To win their support, the California Democrat agreed to allow the caucus to vote on proposed term limits for the top three Democratic leaders and to abide by the proposal herself regardless of whether it was adopted.

The term limit plan, which would have limited the top three leaders from serving beyond the 117th Congress, was not brought before the caucus as scheduled, amid a partial government shutdown. The members pushing for the term limits proposal agreed to drop it indefinitely, but noted they could always bring it up again if needed.

In the nearly two years since Pelosi cut that deal, she’s declined to answer questions about whether she’d uphold her commitment to give up the speaker’s gavel after the 117th Congress. But at a press conference Wednesday, shortly after the Democratic Caucus nominated Pelosi to serve as speaker again, she answered the question.

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[LiberalFighter]

1. I'm sure she was not planning on being Speaker after the 117th.

So it was an easy deal for her. When she does step down I hope there is someone as well qualified as her that takes over.

[revmclaren]

3. Enjoy your very short stay.

[torius]

7. She's not a Boomer.

Neither is Joe. though he gets attacked as such. Like racists, ageists don’t know even the basics about their targets.

The average age of newly elected Senators in 2018 was 58.1. They are Boomers. Trump is among the oldest Boomers. Yeah he’s refusing to retire, but he only started the job four years ago.

[sarge43]

13. Biden and she are members of the Silent Generation

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Those of us born between 1927/8 and 1945, sandwiched between the Greatest and the Boomers.

[NurseJackie]

14. Even David Hogg got in on the action... with his vulgar and profane comments about Pelosi's age.

Like racists, ageists don’t know even the basics about their targets.

He never has apologized.

[Rebl2]

16. Haven't heard

of him in a long time.

[Budi]

20. He jumped for the 'hate-on Pelosi' train without checking the destination first.

That train went in circles and ended the same place it begin
Train to Nowhere...

[onetexan]

23. :( I'm disappointed in David for those comments then. He's got some maturing to do still.

[torius]

31. This new "generational war" is a meme pushed by Russia,

I have read. It’s something to divide us.

A lot of Boomers can’t afford to retire. The cost of living doesn’t go down, and wages don’t keep up. Repub-driven financial collapses and job insecurity have taken away the old security. Some people prosper but it’s not the rule.

It’s true that things get steadily worse for each generation. But just puking up resentment at earlier generations is pointless. People need to push for change instead.

[NurseJackie]

33. My point had nothing to do with those things you mentioned.

But just puking up resentment at earlier generations is pointless. People need to push for change instead.

My point had nothing to do with those things you mentioned. I was, instead, pointing out that Mr. Hogg was acting like an arrogant little shit. Even if his vulgar insults to Nancy Pelosi were a lapse of good judgement spoken in the heat of the moment, he's had time enough to reflect and time enough to apologize. That's all I was trying to say.

[torius]

34. ok i probably hit reply to the wrong reply

sorry ‘bout that. I never heard the Hogg comments.

[JI7]

8. empty

[calguy]

4. Bowing out gracefully is a class act.

[walkingman]

5. A great time to push for landmark legislation to tag her name on for posterity. What a great career

and a true servant of the people.

[Budi]

19. I like this idea. Absolutely.

Yes!

[Budi]

6. It would have been her last had Hillary been President in 2016.

Same with a few of our most senior leaders.
They stayed on because of the threat of President Trump & the Repub Senate.
The House had a near impossible task, but played masterfully with the few cards they were dealt.

I hope this Biden admin is a far easier finale' to a grand & successful career in service.
America is honored to have had such dedicated leadship.


Congrats Speaker Pelosi & team.
You've served our country with honor ~

"Strong heroic women of the great Democratic Party"
.....

[mahina]

11. Praying so and thankful to her beyond words.

What a warrior.

[Budi]

18. Imagine the shit from those chest thumpin Repubs, all her years, she had to ignore & Prove her worth

Pelosi has served as a U.S. representative from California since 1987. ...

Pelosi has led the House Democrats since 2003—the first woman to lead a party in Congress—serving twice each as House minority leader (2003–07 and 2011–19) and as Speaker (2007–11 and since 2019).


I will read her memoir.

the first woman to lead a party in Congress

[onetexan]

25. +1 K&R

Thank you Speaker Pelosi, for your dedicated service!

[JI7]

9. That's probably when she planned to retire anyways

[Bleacher Creature]

10. Let's make sure she hands off to Hakeem Jeffries, and not Kevin McCarthy. NT

[mahina]

12. Word

[Rebl2]

17. 2nd that!

[ehrnst]

35. Who comes after is up to the Democrats in congress, who know firsthand what the job takes

and who has the stuff to do it.

[sakabatou]

15. She may still run again for office in the next election, right?

[Bleacher Creature]

22. Highly doubtful.

She obviously can stay in the House, but there's not much recent precedent of a Speaker staying on as a "regular" Member of Congress after voluntarily stepping down.

I'd assume that when she steps down as Speaker, that she'll retire from Congress. That said, you never know!

[sakabatou]

24. True. If she were to retire from Congress, makes me wonder who would step up or be voted in

[ancianita]

21. I will miss her. Her retirement will be a real loss to the party and House.

[iluvtennis]

26. + agree. She will be very much missed. nt

[onetexan]

27. Likewise

[sdfernando]

28. I will miss her as well

she had definitely earned her retirement if she so chooses.

[Vivienne235729]

32. Agreed. She will be a great loss for the party. I hope we have other

People w as much experience.

[warmfeet]

29. She has done an excellent job.

Her rest is well deserved. I wish her very well in her future endeavors.

[DeminPennswoods]

30. She is a true trailblazer

History will record her as one of the most consequential Speakers ever. I look forward to the day Pres Biden bestows the Presidential Medal of Freedom on her.