Hoyer Defends Pelosi’s Decision to Run

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http://www.rollcall.com/news/-200718-1.html

Majority Leader Steny Hoyer hasn’t spoken much about Caucus politics in the days since Democrats lost the House majority on Nov. 2. After all, he had a lot at stake: His position in the leadership lineup was vulnerable and some of his moderate allies were pressuring him to consider challenging Speaker Nancy Pelosi for the top Democratic leader job in the 112th Congress.

But when the Maryland Democrat finally opened up Wednesday evening, Hoyer defended Pelosi’s decision to stay on.

“I don’t think it was a mistake,” Hoyer said during an interview in his Capitol office. “I think Nancy Pelosi had a judgment to make as to whether she can continue being an effective leader of the Caucus.”

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“Obviously she went through an overwhelming vote today indicating that the overwhelming majority of those in the Caucus believes that she can be, and I think she can be as well,” Hoyer said. “She made a judgment she could be, talked to a lot of Members, and I think she can.”

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1. UH Hoyer is the problem not Nancy nt