Report: Pelosi weighing placing term limits on committee chairs
By Juliegrace Brufke - 12/05/18 09:01 PM EST
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is reportedly weighing placing term limits on Democratic chairmen in an effort to lock down the votes needed to secure the Speaker's gavel.
Pelosi discussed signing onto the rules change with Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.), who signed onto an anti-Pelosi letter but has hinted he could flip in his support, in exchange for his vote, The Huffington Post first reported.
Under current caucus rules, Democrats are not termed out of the chairmanships or ranking member positions, which some have critiqued for limiting younger members from rising up within the party.
“Leader Pelosi is sympathetic to the concerns raised by many newer Members, including many in the Freshmen Class, both directly to her but also to Mr. McGovern as part of the rules discussion. This discussion will occur in the Caucus where it belongs,†Pelosi spokesman Drew Hammill said in a statement.
more
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/419982-report-pelosi-weighing-placing-term-limits-on-committee-chairs
