Democrat Nancy Pelosi elected US House speaker for second time
2019-01-04 10:22:22 source：The Straits Times
January 4, 2019
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - Democrat Nancy Pelosi was elected on Thursday (Jan 3) to be the new speaker of the United States House of Representatives as her party took majority control of the chamber following its election victory on Nov 6.
This marks Ms Pelosi's second stint as Speaker. She was the first woman ever to hold the job, serving from 2007 until 2011, when Republicans began an eight-year run in the House majority.
Ms Pelosi received 220 votes for Speaker, while Republican Representative Kevin McCarthy got 192 votes. A smattering of others received the remaining votes in the chamber that holds 435 seats.
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