Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is expected to miss voting on the motion to vacate House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Tuesday, electing instead to remain in San Francisco for the funeral of her longtime friend Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on Thursday.
A spokesman for the former speaker said Pelosi was"saddened" to miss the vote but was honoring Feinstein's legacy."The Speaker of the House is chosen by the Majority Party," Pelosi said in a post to X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter."In this Congress, it is the responsibility of House Republicans to choose a nominee & elect the Speaker on the Floor. At this time there is no justification for a departure from this tradition.
The move comes less than a week after Feinstein died at the age of 90. Feinstein was the oldest member of Congress at the time of her death, and interim Sen. Laphonza Butler was selected to take her place. Butler will be able to run for a full term in 2024, but she has not indicated if she will do so at this time.The deadline for filing for the California Senate race is on Dec. 8, according to the Associated Press, and if Butler files, she will join Reps.
Pelosi will remain in California for a"few days," but no timeline has been released for her return to Capitol Hill.
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