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Pelosi faces trickiest speaker election yet as Democrats begin new Congress with slim majority

Starting the new Congress is inherently messy in a pandemic. The House of Representatives implemented remote voting in the spring. That’s where the House permitted members who were at high risk, quarantining, tested positive or caring for someone who is ill to phone in their vote. The House will vote on Monday on a new rules package to begin the new Congress which will include a remote voting option. But in the House, you can t carry over rules from the 116th Congress to the 117th Congress. That’s why everyone has to show up at noon today. This poses an interesting, ethical question:

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Democrat-turned-GOP Rep Van Drew on Pelosi facing narrow path to hold House speakership

Democrat-turned-Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is not getting the work of the American people done. Van Drew, who before switching parties voted against Pelosi s bid for the speakership, said it is going to be interesting to see if Pelosi retains the senior post because some of the folks who were not in support of her before … are still here. He acknowledged that he doesn’t know how the situation will pan out. Van Drew made the comments hours before the new 117th Congress was scheduled to officially be sworn in on Capitol Hill ahead of the vote for its new leadership.

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Pelosi elected to fourth term as speaker

Pelosi elected to fourth term as speaker Print this article California Democrat Nancy Pelosi won a fourth term with the speaker’s gavel on Sunday amid a slimmer majority and a caucus hindered by COVID-19. Several Democratic lawmakers refused to vote for Pelosi, but she managed to secure a majority and prevail over Republican Kevin McCarthy of California by a vote of 216-208. McCarthy will serve as minority leader for the next two years. Every Republican voted for McCarthy. In an unusual move meant to accommodate the COVID-19 outbreak, Several lawmakers were allowed to vote from the viewing gallery above the chamber, quarantined off with large plastic screens. The lawmakers were exposed to the coronavirus and would typically be in quarantine. They tested negative.

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Pelosi on the verge of winning speakership

POLITICO The California Democrat and her allies lobbied her members over the last several weeks to secure support. Updated: Link Copied Nancy Pelosi was elected speaker of the House for the 117th Congress, clinching the gavel for the fourth and potentially last time as she prepares to steer the sharply divided chamber through the final turbulent days of the Trump era. Pelosi won 216 votes to secure the speakership with five Democrats breaking ranks to support someone else or vote present. All Republicans voted for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. “As we are sworn in today, we accept a responsibility as daunting and demanding as any that previous generations of leadership have faced. We begin the new Congress during a time of extraordinary difficulty,” Pelosi said in a speech after accepting the gavel. “Our most urgent priority will continue to be defeating the coronavirus. And defeat it, we will.”

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Top House Democrat: Congress Extremely Close to Finalizing New Stimulus Deal-Epoch Times, United States politics | The Epoch Times

Top House Democrat: Congress Extremely Close to Finalizing New Stimulus Deal-Epoch Times, United States politics | The Epoch Times
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