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Today I’m excited to endorse @NancyPelosi for Speaker of the House of Representatives.
It’s really important that all progressives push to elect her in the coming weeks, for 3 good reasons.
Short thread below.
It’s really important that all progressives push to elect her in the coming weeks, for 3 good reasons.
Short thread below.
1. From 2007-11, @NancyPelosi was the most effective and progressive Speaker of the House in many decades.
If the bills she passed out of the House had made it out of the Senate as well, we would be living in a dramatically better world.
If the bills she passed out of the House had made it out of the Senate as well, we would be living in a dramatically better world.
On issues from climate change to labor law, a public option to financial regulation, campaign finance to voting rights, @NancyPelosi organized and supported a bold progressive agenda.
She has pledged to be even bolder next year.
She has pledged to be even bolder next year.
There is a very important meeting happening within the Democratic Party right now. Here are my thoughts about it. 1/
The question on the table is what kind of a Democratic Party is going to govern the House of Representatives. Will it be progressive? Or moderate? Will it pursue #MedicareForAll? Will it repeal the #TaxScam? How bold will its agenda be? 2/
The answer to these questions depends in large part on the shape of the leadership of the Democratic caucus in the House. And there are negotiations going on right now to figure out who will be in leadership and who will key committee seats. 3/
