![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/nancy-pelosi-to-step-down-as-leader-of-the-house/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TELEMMGLPICT000316573711_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqqVzuuqpFlyLIwiB6NTmJwSX5rhseiWKOo9p9OQ-ymek.jpeg&description=Nancy Pelosi is stepping down as leader of the House Democrats but will remaining in Congress, representing San Francisco. Pelosi announced in a spirited speech on the House floor that she will step aside after leading Democrats for nearly 20 years and in the aftermath of the brutal attack on her husband, Paul, last month in their San Francisco home. The California Democrat, who rose to become the nation's first woman to wield the speaker's gavel, said she would remain in Congress as the representative from San Francisco, a position she has held for 35 years, when the new Congress convenes in January. "Now we must move boldly into the future," Pelosi said. "I will not seek reelection to Democratic leadership in the next Congress," Pelosi said. "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 after her remarks, and members one by one went up to offer her for hugs and well wishes. It's an unusual choice for a party leader to stay on after withdrawing from congressional leadership but one befitting of Pelosi, who has long defied convention in pursuing power in Washington. Pelosi recapped her career, from seeing the Capitol the first time as a young girl with her father, a former congressman and mayor, to serving as speaker alongside three U.S. presidents and doing "the people's work." "Every day I am in power of the majestic miracle of American democracy," she said. This is a breaking news story, follow for latest updates.){kind=link}
She received a standing ovation after her remarks, and members one by one went up to offer her for hugs and well wishes
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will step down from her role and make way for a new generation of leaders after Democrats lost control of the House to Republicans in the midterm elections.
Ms Pelosi announced in a spirited speech on the House floor that she will step aside after leading Democrats for nearly 20 years and in the aftermath of the brutal attack on her husband, Paul, last month in their San Francisco home.
“Now we must move boldly into the future,” Ms Pelosi, who is second-in-line to the Presidency, said. “The hour has come for a new generation.”
The California Democrat, who rose to become the nation’s first woman to wield the speaker’s gavel, said she would remain in Congress as the representative from San Francisco, a position she has held for 35 years, when the new Congress convenes in January.