Pelosi picks up 2 more Democratic votes in bid for speaker
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi can add two more yes votes in her hunt to get to 218 to win election as speaker of the House in January.
Reps.-elect Joe Neguse, D-Colo., and Chrissy Houlahan, D-Penn., announced their support for Pelosi on "Face the Nation" Sunday. They appeared alongside fellow incoming representatives Deb Haaland, D-N.M., who had previously voiced her support for Pelosi, and Dan Crenshaw, a Republican from Texas.
The vote for speaker of the House is open to all representatives regardless of party, meaning a handful of members from the majority party could prevent a candidate from reaching the threshold of 218 votes by withholding support. Democrats control 232 House seats with two races yet to be decided, according to the latest CBS News tally. Last week, 17 Democrats signed an unreleased letter vowing to oppose Pelosi for speaker.
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