“Democracy must be forever defended from forces that wish it harm,” she said.
Calling the Capitol, a “temple of our democracy,” Pelosi said the public has already stood against threats from extremists, a reference to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.
“Last week, the American people spoke,” she said, referring to the midterm election outcomes.
— Savannah Kuchar
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will open proceedings in the House at noon today, before making remarks to her colleagues around 12:10 p.m., an aide said Thursday.
The 82-year-old has led the Democrats in the House of Representatives for two decades, rising to the rank of Speaker in 2007. When the Democrats lost the House in 2010, she became House Minority Leader. She became speaker again in 2019, a rare feat for a politician.
Observers are anxiously awaiting the announcement on her future plans now that the Republican Party has won control of the House for the session that starts in January.
– Erin Mansfield
