House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) signaled Wednesday that she would “abide by” a pledge she made two years ago that she would not seek reelection as speaker in 2022. Pelosi, 80, made the remarks after she was nominated by House Democrats to remain in her position for another two years. “I will abide by those limits,” she told reporters.
In 2007, the California Democrat became the first female House speaker in history, and then reclaimed the position almost two years ago. At the time, she announced that she would step down as speaker of the House by 2022 as part of a deal with Democratic lawmakers pushing for generational change. “When that conversation took place, there was a move to put limits on the leadership and the chairs of committees. … What I said then is whether it passes or not, I will abide by those limits that are there,” …
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