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NEW: On the House floor at noon, Pelosi will say in a speech crafted in part by Jon Meacham that she intends to pass the torch to the next generation of leadership but will stay on as a backbencher to help guide future leader Hakeem Jeffries https://t.co/2tIhc85niv

— Tara Palmeri (@tarapalmeri) November 17, 2022

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— George Conway🌻 (@gtconway3d) November 17, 2022

History is what you make it. And what it makes of you.

Pelosi confronts Trump in Cabinet Room, 2019: pic.twitter.com/B96x08HIc5

— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) November 17, 2022

"I have enjoyed working (with) three presidents," Pelosi says of her tenure as speaker. (She doesn't mention the fourth president she served with: Trump)

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) November 17, 2022

🤣🤣🤣 💯

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— George Conway🌻 (@gtconway3d) November 17, 2022

(It was worth repeating.)

interesting to watch which members are giving standing ovations during Pelosi's speech and which aren't pic.twitter.com/TnT4P9qu7B

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 17, 2022

NEWS: @LeaderHoyer will step down from Democratic leadership but remain in Congress. Hoyer will back @RepJeffries for Democratic leader. He will aid the caucus/leadership in an advisory role if requested. w/@heatherscope & @JakeSherman

— John Bresnahan (@bresreports) November 17, 2022

Comparing the Pelosi speech to the earlier remarks of the Hunter hunters tells you most of what you need to know about the relative patriotism of the parties.

— RSchooley@socel.net (@Rschooley) November 17, 2022

I will just add that on MSNBC they were discussing Ms. Pelosi's "servant leadership" in stepping down and yielding power to others. They attribute this attitude to her deep religious convictions. So she should rightly be lauded for this decision.