House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday gave her blessing to a trio of House Democrats seeking leadership positions, saying she is “confident that these new leaders will capably lead our Caucus and the Congress.”
Her statement came after campaign announcements by Democratic Reps. Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) for minority leader, Katherine M. Clark (Mass.) for minority whip and Pete Aguilar (Calif.) for Democratic caucus chairman.
No other candidates have announced challenges to those three contenders.
“Yesterday, I said on the Floor that the time has come for a new generation to lead our magnificent House Democratic Caucus,” Pelosi said in a statement in which she offered a “salute” to the three candidates by name and said she was doing so “with pride, gratitude and confidence in their abilities.”
Pelosi announced Thursday that she would not seek a leadership position in the new Congress.
Her statement came after campaign announcements by Democratic Reps. Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) for minority leader, Katherine M. Clark (Mass.) for minority whip and Pete Aguilar (Calif.) for Democratic caucus chairman.
No other candidates have announced challenges to those three contenders.
“Yesterday, I said on the Floor that the time has come for a new generation to lead our magnificent House Democratic Caucus,” Pelosi said in a statement in which she offered a “salute” to the three candidates by name and said she was doing so “with pride, gratitude and confidence in their abilities.”
Pelosi announced Thursday that she would not seek a leadership position in the new Congress.
