{"id":1003258,"date":"2019-01-03T13:57:08","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T17:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1003258"},"modified":"2024-05-23T20:11:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T20:11:45","slug":"dnc-on-nancy-pelosis-election-as-speaker-of-the-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-on-nancy-pelosis-election-as-speaker-of-the-house\/","title":{"rendered":"DNC on Nancy Pelosi\u2019s Election as Speaker of the House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe speaker\u2019s gavel is finally back where it belongs. Nancy Pelosi doesn\u2019t just hold the title of first female Speaker of the House, she\u2019s also one of the most effective legislators and leaders in our nation\u2019s history. In the depths of the Great Recession, her leadership helped steer our nation back to economic prosperity. And because of her tenacity, millions of Americans have benefited from the Affordable Care Act and its protections for those with pre-existing conditions.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cUnder Speaker Ryan, Republicans tried to take affordable health care away from the American people. They handed out massive tax breaks for their wealthy friends while leaving working families behind. And they marched in lockstep with Donald Trump\u2019s regressive agenda that has now resulted in a disastrous government shutdown. In November, voters spoke loud and clear: enough is enough. It\u2019s time to hold this administration accountable for its attacks on working families, civil rights, human rights, and the rule of law. The Democratic Party is back and we\u2019re fighting for the brighter future every American deserves \u2013 from affordable health care to an economy that works for all. Under Speaker Pelosi and Democratic leadership in the House, we will restore the guardrails of our democracy and get our country back on track.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement: &nbsp; \u201cThe speaker\u2019s gavel is finally back where it belongs. Nancy Pelosi doesn\u2019t just hold the title of first female Speaker of the House, she\u2019s also one of the most effective legislators and leaders in our nation\u2019s history. In the depths of the Great Recession, her leadership [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1003258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>DNC on Nancy Pelosi\u2019s Election as Speaker of the House - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-on-nancy-pelosis-election-as-speaker-of-the-house\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-01-03T17:57:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-23T20:11:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-on-nancy-pelosis-election-as-speaker-of-the-house\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-on-nancy-pelosis-election-as-speaker-of-the-house\/\",\"name\":\"DNC on Nancy Pelosi\u2019s Election as Speaker of the House - 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