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<p class = "canvas-canvas-text canvas Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "The effort of a small group of Democratic lawmakers will keep Nancy Pelosi The speaker's hammer retrieval ran into two difficulties for the Thanksgiving holiday, when two members of that faction supported the minority leader – one of whom had become a potential challenger. The Ohio representative, Marcia Fudge, who said last week that she was considering becoming a speaker, announced Tuesday night – in a statement issued by the Pelosi office – that she only It would not support Pelosi's candidacy, but would also support Pelosi's candidacy and that Maryland's representative, Steny Hoyer, and South Carolina's representative, James Clyburn. Simultaneously, Pelosi announced that it would oversee Fudge's efforts to restore and improve voting rights. Fudge will now chair the election subcommittee, which Pelosi announced will reinstate shortly before the release of Fudge's approval. On Wednesday morning, another member of Parliament, Rep. Brian Higgins, who had signed a letter two days ago calling for new leadership, announced that he would support Pelosi, like Fudge. Fudge and Higgins announced their respective decisions after meeting with the leader of the minority, a subtle reminder of the power Pelosi has to carry out legislative tasks that may be crucial to the legislator's career and to shape the House's agenda. Higgins, for example, stated that he was under the influence of his judgment after Pelosi assured him that she would work with him to reduce the age of eligibility for Medicare at 50 years old. "Some people will ask me why I changed position," Higgins said in a statement. "The answer is simple: I have taken a principled position on issues of vital importance not only to my constituents in western New York, but also to more than 300 million Americans whose progress can improve life. However, a principled position often requires a pragmatic vision to succeed. Fudge said in a statement issued by the Pelosi office that she was considering getting elected as she worried about the lack of diversity in the party leadership. Pelosi, said Fudge, "assured me that the most loyal voting group of the Democratic Party, black women, would have a seat at the table of decisions." This announcement was made less than a week after Fudge met Pelosi, an exchange orchestrated by the likely president Elijah Cummings, who oversees the candidacy of the minority president to the presidency. But other hurdles that Fudge would encounter in his race for the presidency were also on Tuesday. Reports revealed that Fudge had sent a letter of support responding to a former Ohio judge, Lance Mason, after admitting to defeating his wife, Aisha Fraser, in 2014. Mason was recently arrested in connection with the death of Fraser, found stabbed last weekend. (Fudge released Tuesday a statement in which he asserted, among other things, that "the person who committed these crimes is not the Mason Spear I know" and stated that she was crying over Fraser's loss .) Fudge approved Pelosi just a day after the group of 16 currently and incoming legislators distributed a letter calling for new leadership in the House – an implicit recognition that they would not vote for Pelosi in January, when she will officially request the hammer. That number is now at 15 now that Higgins supports it. Fudge was part of that group – legislators' aides at the head of the campaign said she was already on the list last week – but she was not among the signatures when the letter was made Monday. At the time, a Democratic assistant downplayed the importance of this omission, claiming that it was because she was still thinking, although those close to Pelosi considered it to be positive. Clearly, it was the latter who was right. Of course, the calculation remains an obstacle for Pelosi. To be able to speak, she needs 218 votes in the House in January. Democrats should currently hold 233 seats. If this number is valid, she can only afford to lose 15 votes. However, the signatures on the distributed letter do not include the handful of at least nine members of Congress next year who said during their campaigns that they would not support Pelosi as a speaker. Representatives of two people on the list, Representative Conor Lamb and New Representative Jason Crow, said they still refused to support Pelosi even though they had not signed the letter. The Democratic advisers of those who are leading the effort to prevent Pelosi from being elected president say that, although this is not an ideal situation, the numbers are still favorable, even if this translates into a fight in the House in January. "It's an optical retreat, but mathematically, we're still healthy," said a Democratic staff member. "If the vote by the floor was tomorrow, she would not have the votes.""data-reactid =" 22 "> The efforts of a small group of Democratic legislators to prevent Nancy Pelosi from demanding the hammer of the president undermined two difficulties before the Thanksgiving holiday when two members of that faction brought their Ohio Representative Marcia Fudge, who said last week that she is considering becoming a speaker, announced Tuesday night – in a statement issued by the Pelosi office – that she will only be not that to refrain from challenging Pelosi, but would also support his candidacy as well as that of his two leading deputies, representatives of Maryland, Steny Hoyer, and South Carolina, James Clyburn, while announcing that She would oversee the efforts to restore and improve the vote, and Fudge will now chair the election subcommittee, which Pelosi announced was reinstating that a few minutes before publishing Fudge's downstream. Wednesday morning, another legislator Representative Brian Higgins, who just two days ago had signed a letter calling for new leadership, announced that, like Fudge, he would support Pelosi. Fudge and Higgins announced their respective decisions after meeting with the leader of the minority, a subtle reminder of the power Pelosi has to carry out legislative tasks that may be crucial to the legislator's career and to shape the House's agenda. Higgins, for example, stated that he was under the influence of his judgment after Pelosi assured him that she would work with him to reduce the age of eligibility for Medicare at 50 years old. "Some people will ask me why I changed position," Higgins said in a statement. "The answer is simple: I have taken a principled position on issues of vital importance not only to my constituents in western New York, but also to more than 300 million Americans whose progress can improve life. However, a principled position often requires a pragmatic vision to succeed. Fudge said in a statement issued by the Pelosi office that she was considering getting elected as she worried about the lack of diversity in the party leadership. Pelosi, said Fudge, "assured me that the most loyal voting group of the Democratic Party, black women, would have a seat at the table of decisions." This announcement was made less than a week after Fudge met Pelosi, an exchange orchestrated by the likely president Elijah Cummings, who oversees the candidacy of the minority president to the presidency. But other hurdles that Fudge would encounter in his race for the presidency were also on Tuesday. It was reported that Fudge had sent a letter of support responding to a former Ohio judge, Lance Mason, after he admitted to defeating his wife, Aisha Fraser, in 2014. Mason had recently been arrested in connection with the death of Fraser, who was found stabbed. to death last weekend. (Fudge released Tuesday a statement in which he asserted, among other things, that "the person who committed these crimes is not the Mason Spear I know" and stated that she was crying over Fraser's loss .) Fudge approved Pelosi just a day after the group of 16 currently and new lawmakers circulated a letter calling for new leadership in the House – an implicit recognition that they would not vote for Pelosi in January, when & # 39; She will officially request the hammer. That number is now at 15 now that Higgins supports it. Fudge was part of that group – legislators' aides at the head of the campaign said she was already on the list last week – but she was not among the signatures when the letter was made Monday. At the time, a Democratic assistant downplayed the importance of this omission, claiming that it was because she was still thinking, although those close to Pelosi considered it to be positive. Clearly, it was the latter who was right. Of course, the calculation remains an obstacle for Pelosi. To be able to speak, she needs 218 votes in the House in January. Democrats should currently hold 233 seats. If this number is valid, she can only afford to lose 15 votes. However, the signatures on the distributed letter do not include the handful of at least nine members of Congress next year who said during their campaigns that they would not support Pelosi as a speaker. Representatives of two people on the list, Representative Conor Lamb and New Representative Jason Crow, said they still refused to support Pelosi even though they had not signed the letter. The Democratic advisers of those who are leading the effort to prevent Pelosi from being elected president say that, although this is not an ideal situation, the numbers are still favorable, even if this translates into a fight in the House in January. "It's an optical retreat, but mathematically, we're still healthy," said a Democratic staff member. "If the vote by the floor was tomorrow, she would not have the votes."
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