Nancy Pelosi formally requests to be House Speaker again
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) wants another turn at the top.
The House maintained its Democratic majority after Tuesday's election, albeit losing a few seats along the way. And as it became more likely Democratic nominee Joe Biden would become the president as well, Pelosi formally launched her campaign to remain Speaker of the House.
Pelosi, the first and only woman to serve as House Speaker, sent a letter to her re-elected colleagues on Friday outlining the party's agenda for its next two years in the majority. She promised to push for "lower health care costs, bigger paychecks, and cleaner government," including by enacting a national coronavirus testing plan and voting rights legislation as soon as possible. And at the end, Pelosi formally requested support from congressmembers to be re-elected speaker for another term, with regard to all the "diverse viewpoints" she promised to "respect" along the way.
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Pelosi didn't mention her leadership ambitions in a Friday press conference. She instead focused on how "we did not win every battle" in regard to retaining House seats, "but we did win the war" in maintaining control and electing Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.). Kathryn Krawczyk
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