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If they're back benchers saying stupid things, i was a back bencher once, i said stupid things. it's another thing if you have a guy who's going to be the next speaker of the house probably if he can get 218 votes on the floor, just looking small and petulant and childish. sometimes ronald reagan taught us this, bill clinton taught us this, sometimes you just celebrate when something happens because you're an american. can you imagine -- i can't imagine being in that position or any position where i'm a leader and i'm that angry about an american coming home. especially when i'm sitting back d...

It's been an historic day, a decision by nancy pelosi, to stay in congress, but not to try to be a leader, not to run for leadership. she will step down as speaker and be a back bencher, advising the next generation of democrats in the house of representatives. that does it for us, for this edition of "andrea mitchell. >> reporter:s." it's a privilege to be with us. and follow us online on facebook and twitter. "chris jansing reports" is next after these brief messages. is n after these brief messages it's time for theraflu hot liquid medicine. powerful relief so you can restore and recover. t...

20 years ago this week she was elected leader of the house. obviously being the first woman to serve as speaker of the house. but i think -- and she nodded to this in her remarks today. consequential pieces of legislation through -- she only gave a nod to three of the four presidents that she was serving as speaker with. she obviously did not consider it a privilege to serve with donald trump. but with george w. bush she talked about energy legislation and environmental legislation and the health care bill with president obama and getting the affordable care act. and then getting investments i...

As soon as they makes her decision, it's the mark of a change here in washington. if she decides to stay, it comes against the backdrop of calls for new leadership atop this party. if she decides to take herself out of leadership, then it's the end of 20 years she has had that position. as we see her there gaveling in, i can turn it back over to you to set us in this moment. >> she's going through the morning business. i think that she may be stepping back for a moment. here comes the pledge. as they do the pledge, ashley parker with us, there is one scenario where she would be a back bencher ...

Place that she finds herself in, as she will serve as somewhat of counsel to the new generation of leaders that she talked about. but in general, the reaction today has been one of gratitude, for the many members of the democratic caucus that she's been a mentor of that, she's been a leader of, and she has been able to shepherd through a number of different cycles of both majority and minority, dealing with the trump administration from at democratic perspective and also of late, trying to keep together this very thin majority that the democrats have had, as they shepherd through the biden age...