MTP NOW Nov. 17 — Pelosi steps down as House Democratic leader; Election leaves Congress divided

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🗓️ 17 November 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) steps down as House Democratic leader after Republicans secured a narrow majority in the House of Representatives. Navin Nayak, Brad Todd and Lisa Desjardins join the Meet the Press NOW roundtable. Russia continues to target Ukrainian energy facilities, NBC News Foreign Correspondent Molly Hunter reports. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) discusses the future of the Democratic Party. Cherokee Nation Delegate-designate Kim Teehee speaks about the importance of having Congressional representation as the House considers a proposal to seat a Cherokee Nation delegate.

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0:00.0	If it's Thursday, it's the end of an era for Democrats, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
0:07.3	announces she will step aside, passing the torch to a new generation of House Democrats
0:12.2	after nearly 20 years as the party's top leader in Congress. This, as Republicans narrowly
0:18.6	clinched control of the House, signaling plans for investigations
0:21.9	into the Biden administration and setting the stage for a new era of divided government, even as
0:27.3	the Republican Party is divided amongst itself. Plus, the House holds an historic hearing on
0:33.1	the Cherokee Nation's centuries-old demand for a delegate in Congress, why it matters, and what it means for the fight for representation with the Cherokee Nation's centuries-old demand for a delegate in Congress. Why it matters and what it
0:38.7	means for the fight for representation with the Cherokee Nation's delegate designate herself.
1:00.8	Welcome to meet the press now. I'm Garrett Hake, in for Chuck Todd on an historic day on Capitol Hill.
1:07.3	Just hours after Republicans officially hit the 218 seat threshold to capture a House majority in January,
1:11.7	Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi took to the floor to announce her intention to step down as House Democratic leader after nearly two decades in charge of the caucus.
1:17.4	With her colleagues looking on, she made it official, capping off one of the most enduring
1:22.2	leadership tenures in modern political history.
1:25.2	When I first came to the floor at six years old,
1:29.1	never would I have thought that someday I would go from homemaker to House Speaker.
1:34.0	No matter what title you all, my colleagues, have bestowed upon me,
1:38.2	speaker, leader, whip, there is no greater official honor for me
1:43.3	than to stand on this floor and to speak for the people of San Francisco.
1:48.8	This I will continue to do as a member of the House, speaking for the people of San Francisco,
1:55.1	serving the great state of California and defending our Constitution.
2:00.5	And with great confidence in our caucus, I will not seek re-election to Democratic leadership
2:06.5	in the next Congress.
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