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Pelosi Desperate To Retain Speaker Position, Demands Dems Return To D.C. For Vote

Emily Zanotti
Pelosi Desperate To Retain Speaker Position, Demands Dems Return To D.C. For Vote
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is desperately whipping support to maintain her hold on the Speaker’s position, and she’s urging her supporters in Congress to return to Washington, D.C., in January in order to be present for the vote, even if they’re currently staying away over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic — and even though Pelosi has been reticent to recall her caucus for legislation.

House Democrats, Senate Republicans, and Trump administration officials are still hammering out the details of a coronavirus relief package, but as Republican Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) pointed out Monday, Pelosi has yet to recall Democrats to Washington to vote on such a vital piece of legislation.

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