House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., pictured with Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., at an event in January. After Crowley lost his primary Tuesday, Pelosi and Hoyer do not think he needs to step down from his leadership position. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)
Democratic Caucus Chairman Joseph Crowley does not need to step down from his No. 4 position in leadership after losing his primary in New York’s 14th District Tuesday night, the top three House Democrats said.
“No, absolutely not,” Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said when asked if Crowley should step down as caucus chairman. The California Democrat added that “of course” Crowley can continue in his leadership role.
From left, Reps. Paul Tonko, James E. Clyburn, John Lewis, Joseph Crowley and Nancy Pelosi sing "We Shall Overcome" with demonstrators on the East Front of the Capitol after the House Democrats' sit-in ended Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
"Emboldened."
That was how House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi described the mood as her Democratic colleagues staged a sit-in Wednesday on the House floor to call for a vote on gun control. Democrats left the chamber Thursday, nearly 26 hours later, still showing signs of that boldness.
Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif.,speaks to the media following the House Democrats' caucus meeting in the Capitol on Wednesday, June 8, 2016. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Rep. Xavier Becerra said Wednesday that he has "no knowledge" of being vetted for vice president, but his colleagues say they expect he'll be among Hillary Clinton's top choices for the Democratic ticket.
"If he’s not being vetted, I hope he will be," Assistant Democratic Leader Jim Clyburn of South Carolina said, calling the Californian a "stand up kind of guy."
House Democratic Leadership and the Rolling Stones. (Getty Images)
One’s a group of veterans with some time-tested hits who may have stayed on the stage too long. And the other is the "World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band."
The top Democrat was "Happy" to grab the gavel from the Republicans after her party’s triumph in the 2006 mid-term election, which made her the first female speaker of the House.
House Democrat leadership average age is akin to that of the Rolling Stones, while Republican leadership average is 23 years younger.
Very few leaders, from professional sports coaches to Fortune 500 CEOs, keep their jobs after three straight losing seasons.
Nancy Pelosi has led House Democrats since 2003, bringing them out of the wilderness in 2006, taking them all the way to 256 seats after the 2008 elections only to oversee the drop to the current nadir of 188 members, the result of three straight elections of missing the majority mark.
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