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Nancy Pelosi has been re-elected by a narrow margin as president, giving her the reins of the slim majority of Democrats in the House, as President-elect Joe Biden lays out a challenging path to produce legislation to tackle the pandemic, jumpstart the economy. and address the priorities of other parties.
The California Democrat, who has led her party in the House since 2003 and is the only woman to be president, was expected to keep her job.
Pelosi received 216 votes to 209 for Republican Kevin McCarthy, who will again be the minority leader of the House.
“When all is said and done, history will record that today was a good day.” @RepJeffries
.@SpeakerPelosi he is the TRUE incarnation of a servant leader.
We are grateful to work under your leadership and we are PROUD to welcome you as #MadameSpeaker.
– House Democrats (@HouseDemocrats) January 3, 2021
To earn her victory, Pelosi had to overcome some Democratic complaints about her longevity, a slight 222-211 lead over Republicans after the November election and a handful of absences due to the coronavirus.
There were two vacancies in the 435-member House, and whatever happens, Democrats will have the smallest majority in the House in two decades.
The new Congress convened on Sunday, just two days after lawmakers ended their previous controversial session and with Covid-19 guidelines requiring facial testing and coverings for members of the House.
There was widespread use of masks and far fewer legislators and guests in the chamber than usual, a picture unimaginable when the last Congress began two years ago, before the pandemic hit.
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