Nancy Pelosi will remain in Congress; disputed speaker

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declined to say on Sunday if she would run for a powerful leadership position again, but said: “I have no plans to leave Congress.”

Pelosi (D-San Francisco), who has served as speaker since 2019, after the previous term from 2007 to 2011, said she “does not comment until the election is over” on the speaker.

Comments have been submitted in the interview with George Stephanopoulos in the ABC program “This Week” and after her husband, Paul Pelosi, suffered skull fractures and other injuries when an attacker broke into their San Francisco home with a hammer.

“It’s a good day after day, it’s getting better. It will take some time. But we were so comforted by pouring out so many prayers and good wishes and even people saying, “I wasn’t going to vote, but now I’m going to vote because it’s gone too far,” said Pelosi. .

Pelosi heralded the unexpected victories of Democrats across the country and attributed the message “people above politics,” despite fears that domestic issues such as inflation would benefit Republicans.

“They never accepted a punditra they couldn’t win, they had the courage, they had a goal and they understood their neighborhood,” she said. “I hope this is a lesson, because in fact it is sometimes depressing to vote when people say” all after “18 months before an election. We never accepted that. “

Democrats maintain control of the Senate, while control of the House of Representatives is too close to be summoned because the voting lists still count.

Pelosi, who called on President Biden to run for re-election, said Democrats were “very proud of the result” regardless.

“Whatever the outcome, we are on a path to taking our country to a better place than being pulled by the other side,” said Pelosi.