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Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi will no longer be in leadership.

She is currently the speaker of the House.

That speaker is set to end when Republicans take control of the House in January of 2023.

And Nancy Pelosi announced on the floor of the House yesterday.

She is not going to be seeking a leadership role, but she will be staying in Congress.

The Associated Press reporting that this is a quote pivotal realignment making way for a new

generation of leaders. Nancy Pelosi gave a speech. She said that first of all she has led

Democrats for nearly 20 years. Secondly, she is dealing with the aftermath of this brutal attack

on her husband, Paul Pelosi last month in their San Francisco home. She was the first female

speaker of the House and she will not seek any leadership role starting in January.

She says we must move boldly into the future. I will not seek reelection to Democratic

leadership in the next Congress. For me, the hour has come for a new generation to lead

the Democratic caucus that I so deeply respect. She received a standing ovation.

And it is not typical that a party leader stays on after withdrawing from the leadership.

She was reelected and there is much speculation about whether this will be her final two-year term.

She is 82 years old. We don't know the answer to that. But Nancy Pelosi made it clear and it is

horrifying when you are influenced in your plans by such a horrifying attack like what happened

to Paul Pelosi. Because to some degree, you feel as though you're I'm letting them push me out.

But there were already questions about Nancy Pelosi's future. Whatever you think about her

politics and I am to Nancy Pelosi's left, you have to recognize not only the significance as the

first female speaker of the house, but her 20 year tenure in Democratic leadership and her ability

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