On Tuesday, House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth predicted that after the 2022 midterm elections, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will retire from Congress.
Yarmuth made his remarks in an interview with The Hill.
A new generation of ambitious Democrats is looking to push aside the old guard of octogenarians. https://t.co/uPPzEz0KXQ
— The Hill (@thehill) January 11, 2022
Yarmuth: ‘If weâre in the minority, I canât imagine her wanting to do it’
Many expect Republicans to win back the House this November, further fueling speculation that Pelosi might retire.
Yarmuth told The Hill, âMy gut would tell me that this would be her last term.â
âI see a lot of people who would be the presumed successors donating a lot of money to their colleagues,” Yarmuth added.
Another lawmaker said, âIf weâre in the minority, I canât imagine her wanting to do it.â
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The Hill reported, “Ready to seize the opportunity to rise in the ranks are the three leaders seated just below (Rep. James Clyburn): Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) and Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), the caucus vice chairman. ”
“While there are sure to be others in the mix vying for leadership spots â some early speculation surrounds Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.), Congressional Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) â some lawmakers are predicting ‘no wild cards’ in the highest ranks next year,” The Hill added.
If Republicans retake the House in 2022, Minority House Leader Kevin McCarthy is likely to become the next House Speaker.
On Monday, McCarthy told Breitbart News if he were in charge that he would take âpencil neck Schiff,â meaning Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, off the intelligence committee.
McCarthy also said he would kick Democrats Eric Swalwell and Ilhan Omar off of their committee assignments.
âThe Democrats have created a new thing where theyâre picking and choosing who can be on committees,â McCarthy said. âNever in the history [of Congress] have you had the majority tell the minority who can be on committee.â
.@GOPLeader McCarthy Vows to Strip Omar, Swalwell, & Schiff from Committees pic.twitter.com/3wElqI4sbq
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) January 10, 2022
McCarthy Vows To Kick Key Democrats Off Committees
âBut this new standard which these Democrats have voted forâif Eric Swalwell cannot get a security clearance in the private sector, there is no reason why he should be given one to be on Intel or Homeland Security. He will not be serving there,â McCarthy added.
âYou look at Adam Schiffâhe should not be serving on Intel when he has openly, knowingly now used a fake dossier, lied to the American public in the process and doesnât have any ill will [and] says he wants to continue to do it,â McCarthy said.
âWeâre going to reshapeâthink about what happened in Afghanistan,â McCarthy said.
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