'This election is crucial. Nothing less is a stake than our democracy,' Pelosi said.
, dispelling speculation she would not seek a 17th term in the upcoming mid-terms despite pundits' predictions that Republicans are likely to take back the House in November.
"This election is crucial. Nothing less is a stake than our democracy," Pelosi, a Baltimore native, said after mentioning the Jan. 6 insurrection against the Capitol. "But as we say: 'We don't agonize, we organize!' And that is why I am running for reelection for Congress and respectfully seek your support."
The speaker went on to outline a number of issues Congress needs to keep working on, including health care climate change policies, affordable housing and infrastructure., a wide-ranging progressive proposal that remains stalled in the Senate. Pelosi also referenced justice in policing and voting rights in her announcement, alluding to a police reform bill
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