Pelosi passes the torch: Darcy cartoon

CLEVELAND, Ohio– With the spirit of Thanksgiving for liberty, civil and equal rights, first girl Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced she’s passing the Home Democratic Caucus management torch to a brand new technology led by Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, who will turn into the primary Black Home chief of both occasion’s minority or majority caucus, and if Democrats regain the Home in two years, Jeffries would turn into the primary Black Home Speaker.

Final Thursday, Pelosi, 82, mentioned in a 15 minute Home flooring speech that she wouldn’t search a Home management function. However Pelosi mentioned she would stay Representing her San Francisco district which she had simply been reelected too on this month’s Midterm races that noticed Republicans regain management of the Home by a slim margin. A Republican will likely be elected Speaker by Home members in January.

“With nice confidence in our caucus, I cannot search reelection to Democratic management within the subsequent Congress. For me, the hour has come for brand new technology to guide the Democratic Congress that I so deeply respect,” mentioned Pelosi.

In her remarks the Speaker additionally acknowledged Presidents Washington, George W Bush, Obama and Biden.

Fellow senior Home leaders Rep. Steny Hoyer (Majority Chief) and Rep. James Clyburn (Whip) adopted Pelosi asserting they too could be stepping apart to make manner for 3 new leaders to interchange them –Jeffries, Rep. Kathrine Clark and Rep. Pete Aguilar. Rep. Clark of Massachusetts is at the moment Assistant Speaker of the Home.

Pelosi was 47 when she was first elected in 1987. She grew to become Minority Whip in 2002, Minority Chief in 2003 and commenced her first of two stints as Home Speaker in 2007.

127 Ladies in Home, Rep. Kaptur (D-Oh) Longest Serving

Representing a Baltimore district, Pelosi’s father had served 5 U.S. Home phrases along with 12 years as Mayor of Baltimore. Not like that point, and even when Nancy Pelosi first joined the Home in 1987, there are actually 127 girls Home members and 24 girls Senators.

The longest serving girl within the Home is Rep. Marcy Kaptur from Toledo, Ohio. Rep. Kaptur was first elected in 1983 and defeated an ‘election denier’ on this month’s Midterms elections.

Whereas addressing the Home, Speaker Pelosi additionally spoke of the Jan 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters throughout which she was recorded on tape saying she would punch Trump out if he entered the Capitol with the insurrectionists like he advised them he would.

“Certainly, American democracy is majestic, however it’s fragile. “Many people right here have witnessed its fragility firsthand–tragically on this chamber.”

Pelosi’s husband Paul tragically witnessed and felt it firsthand when a Trump supporter broke into the Pelosi San Francisco residence searching for Nancy and solely discovering Paul, who fortunately survived being hit with a hammer within the head and physique by the attacker.

President Biden spoke of the assaults whereas additionally recognizing Speaker Pelosi’s historic standing.

“Essentially the most consequential Speaker of the Home of Representatives in our historical past.”

He famous her “fierceness and resolve to guard our democracy”

On the Jan. 6 assault:

“It’s a menace of political violence and intimidation that continues and she or he and her household know all to effectively, however that may by no means cease her from serving our nation.”

“She could be stepping down from her management function within the Home Democratic Caucus, however she’s going to by no means waiver in defending our sacred democracy.”