Absences helped lower the threshold for Pelosi, and eased her path to victory. At least two Republicans, Reps. Gwen Moore, D-Wis. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla. Any last-minute infections could have scrambled the math for Pelosi -- a possibility she alluded to on a call with Democrats last week when she said her opponent in the race is the virus, according to a Democratic aide on the call.
Shortly after McCarthy handed the gavel to Pelosi, the partisan divisions of the body were already on display. Pelosi held a moment of silence for Rep.
As Congress prepares to certify the results of the electoral college on Wednesday, Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy objected to Pelosi's effort to swear in members of Congress, disputing the results in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin - states where Trump has contested the election results as well.
The move would have left Pelosi with a smaller Congress to preside over, as she would not have been able to swear in members from those state delegations, based on the precedent of the House. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, however, then requested a vote on a privileged resolution to give Pelosi the authority to swear in all members of Congress, which Roy also objected to - forcing a vote and the usual circumstance where members voting had not yet sworn an oath to the Constitution.
We'll notify you here with news about. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Nancy Pelosi formally announces run for reelection as House speaker. Comments 0. Top Stories. In , under her leadership, the House passed the landmark American Clean Energy and Security Act — a comprehensive bill to create clean energy jobs, combat the climate crisis, and transition America to a clean energy economy. In San Francisco, Pelosi was the architect of legislation to create the Presidio Trust and transform the former military post into an urban national park.
In continuing to push for accountability and transparency in government, under Speaker Pelosi, the House passed the toughest ethics reform legislation in the history of the Congress, including the creation of an independent ethics panel, and increased accountability and transparency in House operations, including earmark reforms.
Additional key accomplishments signed into law under the leadership of Speaker Pelosi include: an increase in the minimum wage for the first time in 10 years; the largest college aid expansion since the GI bill; a new GI education bill for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars; and increased services for veterans, caregivers, and the Veterans Administration. In the FY omnibus, Pelosi won the permanent authorization of the World Trade Center Health Program and a massive five-year extension of expiring wind and solar renewable energy tax credits.
Hakeem Jeffries D-N. The speaker of the House is elected on the first day the new Congress convenes. If all members vote, a candidate for speaker of the House must receive at least votes to be elected. Because representatives voted for someone by name, votes were required for the speaker to be elected. Pelosi is the sixth speaker elected since when the House grew to members without a majority of the full House membership.
The previous speakers elected with fewer than votes during this period were:.
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