The 117th Congress convened today, with California Democrat Nancy Pelosi narrowly winning her fourth term as Speaker of the House. She beat Republican Kevin McCarthy, winning 216 votes to McCarthy’s 209 votes. Click here to read the Epoch Times article.
Interesting to note, 5 Democrats (Jared Golden, Connor Lamb, Mikie Sherrill, Elissa Slotkin, and Abigail Spanberger) either voted present or for Tammy Duckworth. These same 5 Democrats won in 2018 and were considered new or Freshman Democrats. The Democrats lost 12 incumbent seats to Republicans in the 2020 election...
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