Nancy Pelosi just kicked Mike Pence out of his 2nd office
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Vice President Mike Pence has been kicked to the Mall.
Just after President Trump was inaugurated, then-House Speaker Paul Ryan gave Pence an office in the House of Representatives. But he didn't end up using the space, and now, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has taken it back, NPR reports.
It makes sense that Pence, the president of the Senate, would have an office on one side of the Capitol. Still, Ryan gave him an extra spot near the House to welcome him to the then-GOP-led chamber. Pence really didn't use the space much, NPR notes, and a signing marking it as Pence's office was removed within the last few weeks. A House Democratic aide explained that "room assignments are reviewed and changed at the beginning of every Congress," and said it'll get a new occupant.
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The speaker, however, doled out new office space for the White House's legislative affairs office, a Pelosi aide tells NPR. That's a privilege even Ryan's House didn't give the Trump administration. Pence, meanwhile, may want to consider a nearby WeWork.
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