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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) wants another turn at the top. The House maintained its Democratic majority after Tuesday’s election, albeit losing a few seats along the way. And as Joe Biden became the president, Pelosi formally launched her campaign to remain Speaker of the House. Pelosi, the first and only woman to serve as House Speaker, sent a letter to her re-elected colleagues on Friday outlining the party’s agenda for its next two years in the majority. She promised to push for “lower health care costs, bigger paychecks, and cleaner government,” including by enacting a national Coronavirus testing plan and voting rights legislation as soon as possible. And at the end, Pelosi formally requested support from congressmembers to be re-elected speaker for another term, with regard to all the “diverse viewpoints.
