Pelosi on cusp of deal with Democratic rebels in her bid for House speaker
Source: Washington Post
By Mike DeBonis December 11 at 10:30 PM
Nancy Pelosi could be on the cusp of securing her election as House speaker next month under a term-limit deal that was in the final stages of discussion Tuesday.
At least five of the California Democrat’s internal critics are ready to throw her their support under terms of a deal that were discussed but not finalized in a meeting with Pelosi on Tuesday afternoon.
The meeting took place in Pelosi’s office, hours after she left the White House after going toe to toe with President Trump over funding for his U.S.-Mexico border wall, winning plaudits from fellow Democrats for her resolve.
Three Pelosi opponents attended — Democratic Reps. Bill Foster (Ill.), Ed Perlmutter (Colo.) and Linda T. Sánchez (Calif.) — and discussed a deal under which Pelosi would support and advocate term limits for the top three House Democratic leaders, according to three people familiar with the talks.
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Seems like it's all over but the counting on January 3.
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