Nancy Pelosi, the veteran Washington powerbroker and longtime leader of the Democrats in Congress, was set to 'address her future plans' Thursday, one day after Republicans secured a slim majority in the House of Representatives.
Nancy Pelosi, who was first elected to Congress in 1987 and presided over both impeachments of former president Donald Trump, has indicated her time as a lawmaker might be upWASHINGTON - Nancy Pelosi, the veteran Washington powerbroker and longtime leader of the Democrats in Congress, was set to"address her future plans" Thursday, one day after Republicans secured a slim majority in the House of Representatives.
Currently second in the line of succession to President Joe Biden, Pelosi said last week her final decision -- should Democrats lose the House -- would be influenced by the brutal attack on her elderly husband in the runup to the November 8 midterms. Pelosi was seen arriving at the Capitol early Thursday and NBC reported she would be delivering an address on the House floor, whose timing remained unclear.
"In the next Congress, House Democrats will continue to play a leading role in supporting President Biden's agenda -- with strong leverage over a scant Republican majority," Pelosi said in a statement. And House Republicans immediately signalled they would wield their new power to make Biden's life more difficult -- convening a press conference to announce plans to investigate the"national security" implications of the president's family business connections.
Biden's party secured an unassailable majority in the upper chamber with 50 seats plus Vice President Kamala Harris' tie-breaking vote, and a Senate runoff in Georgia could yet see the Democrats improve their majority in the upper house.
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