Dems plays "make a deal" with Nancy Pelosi

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Nine centrist Democrats in the problem-solving group pledged to oppose the California Democratic President's candidacy unless they accept the rule changes they prefer.

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Two other critics – Reps. Brian HigginsBrian Higgins Anti-Pelosi Dem claims the detriment of the Republican. Sharice Davids, the new Chair of the Board of Governors, announces support for Pelosi GOP is resting and enjoying fighting against Pelosi MORE (D-N.Y.) And Marcia FudgeMarcia Louise FudgeIn Dem Demice Sharice Davids announces her support for Pelosi Cuomo asks House Dems to support Pelosi: there is no alternative. GOP sits in turn and likes the Demos fight against Pelosi. MORE (D-Ohio), who was considering challenging Pelosi – made compromises with the Democratic leader last week and approved it.

On Monday, the Republican elected Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (DN.Y.), a progressive leader who supports Pelosi, said she wanted to sit on the very influential House committee on trade and commerce. ;energy. Pelosi leads the steering committee to distribute the working groups among the new students.

The rush of last minute haggling comes shortly before House Democrats hold a secret ballot vote in camera to nominate Mr. Pelosi as the next president.

Meanwhile, the allies are trying to reach an agreement before Wednesday's vote. They know that they will have much less weight to negotiate once Pelosi, unopposed, wins the nomination and the hesitant Democrats will come on board, giving it a decisive boost before the January 3 vote in the House.

"If you reach an agreement with Pelosi, it's the right time to do it," said Higgins, who told The Hill that he had encouraged other anti-Pelosi rebels to conclude an agreement. "As we speak, there are probably many ongoing discussions with Nancy Pelosi, her senior staff and members, the signatories of the letters and those who opposed the search for a possible agreement."

"She has many tools to appeal to members," he added.

"Anyone can come out with something."

Representative added Ro KhannaRohit (Ro) KhannaThe five things to know about Ocasio-Cortez's "Green New Deal", Bernie Sanders wants companies to abide by the promise of tax cuts Trump Sanders and Khanna have a plan to bring down the price of their drugs PLUS, Pelosi's ally and Democratic colleague from the San Francisco Bay Area: "Most people now realize that Nancy will be the president."

The eleventh-hour discussion is also in the midst of new signs that the wall of opposition to Pelosi – which has held the Democratic caucus firmly in the House for 16 years – is slowly eroding.

After garnering the support of detractors Higgins and Fudge last week, Pelosi continued to garner more sponsorships over the weekend from Thanksgiving and until Monday. Elected Democrat Sharice DavidsSharice Davids Dem Demice Sharice Davids Announces Support for Pelosi PLUSwho defeated the current incumbent Kevin YoderKevin Wayne YoderMiddle dem Dem Sharice Davids announces support for Pelosi Midterms shows Dems the party of the elite and not the middle class Kansas New members 2019 PLUS in Kansas this month and undecided, said that it was time that the Democrats unite behind the person "who will clearly become the next president".

Elected Representative Tom Malinowski (DN.J.) is the first of four New Jersey first year students to endorse Pelosi, promising to help finance a tunnel project and reinstating tax deductions for his community. voters. .

Monday morning, the representative Jim HimesJames (Jim) Andres HimesDem representative: Trump "does not understand" the government will not serve him as a "medieval king" Ocasio-Cortez: "I was arrested because he was supposed to be a trainee" Dem Rep: Trump "does not understand how the government works (D-Conn.), A member of the NDP Coalition who had expressed concerns about Pelosi's age, endorsed the 78-year-old leader after engaging in unspecified negotiations.

On Monday afternoon, Pelosi got another important support. Elected Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), A rising star who campaigned for the prevention of gun violence, said Pelosi was committed to tabling a draft of the new Congress at the beginning of the new Congress. law relating to the verification of antecedents of firearms and to name it as such. Working Group on Violence Prevention.

"The opposition has eroded, both in raw numbers and in momentum," Higgins said. But he added "it is too early to declare him dead".

The Washington Post reported on Monday that Moulton appeared to be withdrawing from Pelosi and was targeting his two main MPs, Hoyer and Clyburn. It was a positive sign for Pelosi as she headed for Wednesday's caucus vote.

However, Hoyer or Clyburn are unlikely to have much to worry about.

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Pelosi suffered a slight setback on Monday when California's Democratic Party representative Gil Cisneros signed the opposition letter to Pelosi, bringing the number of dissidents to 16.

On Monday, Moulton reported for the first time that he was ready to negotiate with Pelosi and his management team.

An aide close to the negotiations said that insurgents were at the center of several ideas: leaders commit to a one-year term only, define a clear succession plan or promise not to run for another leadership position in 2020 .

The assistant also pointed out that there were two camps among the insurgents: the "never Nancy" people and those who just want a new leadership. The latter would be more willing to negotiate, said the staff member.

"Chief Pelosi wants to sum this up to a personal argument, but it's so much bigger than her," said Moulton in a statement. "This is the entire stagnant management team of 3 people and a serious conversation about promoting leaders that reflect the future of our caucus."

Be that as it may, it is highly unlikely that Pelosi will throw one of his best assistants under the bus.

And neither Moulton nor Pelosi had asked to visit the other Monday night to organize a possible chicken party, both sides being convinced that they are stronger.

Extracting some kind of Pelosi concession could help some Democrats, especially the new members who criticized it in the election campaign, to vote "present" in the House and to argue that they still have something to gain. Voting "present" would lower the general threshold necessary to become President.

"[Moulton] maybe try to show that they fought for something tangible, "Higgins said.

A key meeting will be held when lawmakers return from Thanksgiving Day Tuesday night. Pelosi and the new chair of the Internal Economy Committee, Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), Will meet with the representative. Josh GottheimerJoshua (Josh) GottheimerProblem Solvers Dems urges Pelosi to publicly support three rule changes Deans of the problem: we can not support "Pelosi for President" at the moment "On The Money: Senate Banking Panel presents 2020 Dems | Koch groups call on Congress not to renew tax breaks | Dow nearly 400 | Cuomo defends Amazon HQ2 PLUS agreement (DN.J.) And other bipartisan caucus democrats who solve problems, who threaten to derail Pelosi's candidacy unless it adopts a trio of rule changes to facilitate the passage of projects. of bipartisan law to speech.

The first of the so-called "Break the Gridlock" changes would automatically authorize the vote on any bill supported by 290 co-authors (or three-fifths of the House). The second would vote on an amendment if it receives at least 20 Democratic co-sponsors and 20 Republicans.

The third change would allow each member of the House to introduce a bill for debate and to vote on the committee on which they sit, provided that the measure is relevant and that there is at least one co-author of the opposing party. .

Critics say such rule changes would leave room for the minority and a handful of centrist Democrats. But problem-solvers say Pelosi may have no choice but to play ball games if too many first-year lawmakers – including elected representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.), Joe CunninghamJoseph Cunningham: The elected representative makes fun of Trump, thanks Congressman C for changing the child's diaper MORE (D-S.C.) And Max Rose (D-N.Y.) – respect their campaign commitment and oppose it to the House.

Although there is much uncertainty at this point, it is clear that Pelosi will easily win the Democratic nomination for the presidency of Parliament on Wednesday. It is the January 3 vote in the House that will be problematic because it will require the support of 218 Democrats, more than half of the 435 legislators in the House.

In the new Congress, Democrats will control 233 seats, which means that Pelosi can only afford to lose 15 Democrats if all Republicans vote against it. (These figures could vary slightly depending on the outcome of an indecisive home race in California.)

"Once she's started doing the math, why would you aggravate the problem with the problem solver rather than adopting sensible ideas that we stand for?" Tom ReedThomas (Tom) W. ReedMiddle to Dem Sharice Davids announces that support for Pelosi GOP is resting and enjoying fighting against Pelosi Ocasio-Cortez: the anti-Pelosi movement is opening a window to "more conservative leadership". (R-N.Y.), Who co-chairs the problem-solving group with Gottheimer, told The Hill on Monday.

"If you're as close to the brass circle, I think this type of reform is something that she could easily accept," said Reed, who told The Hill earlier this month that he was willing to vote for Pelosi if she supported the rules proposed by his group. changes.