17 Democrats will pledge Monday to vote against Nancy Pelosi: 'We are committed'
by Laura Barrón-López
| November 19, 2018 09:42 AM
Seventeen Democrats will formally promise on Monday to vote against Nancy Pelosi's bid to be House speaker, a move the defectors hope will deny her the speaker’s gavel and force her to step aside.
In a letter that will be sent to their Democratic colleagues, the 17 Democrats pledge to oppose Pelosi in the caucus and floor votes for speaker. The move to oust Pelosi comes two weeks after Democrats seized control of the House with their largest majority since 1974.
“We promised to change the status quo and we intend to deliver on that promise,†the group of insurgents wrote in the letter obtained by the Washington Examiner. “Therefore, we are committed to voting for new leadership in both our Caucus meeting and on the House floor.â€
Now that Democrats have control for the first time in eight years, Pelosi is intent on reclaiming the speaker’s gavel. But a contingent of vocal critics have had enough of the California Democrat, launching their campaign to topple Pelosi less than 24 hours after the Nov. 6 election. In the days since, the group of roughly 10 incumbent members gathered more of their current colleagues to their side and urged newly elected members to join them.
"Our majority came on the backs of candidates who said that they would support new leadership because voters in hard-won districts, and across the country, want to see real change in Washington," the members wrote.
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