{"id":897536,"date":"2021-10-19T10:44:37","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T14:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=897536"},"modified":"2021-10-19T10:44:43","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T14:44:43","slug":"pelosi-on-her-heels-two-more-democrats-call-it-quits-ahead-of-2022-midterms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-on-her-heels-two-more-democrats-call-it-quits-ahead-of-2022-midterms\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelosi On Her Heels: Two More Democrats Call It Quits Ahead Of 2022 Midterms"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpelosi-on-her-heels-two-more-democrats-call-it-quits-ahead-of-2022-midterms%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=897536&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two more Democrats have announced their plans to retire ahead of the 2022 midterms, potentially shrinking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2019s (D-CA) already slim majority.<\/p>\n<p>Reps. David Prince (D-NC) and Mike Doyle (D-PA) are set to retire from Congress, the pair said this week.<\/p>\n<p>Doyle and Prince \u201chave easily won reelection in their blue-leaning districts in recent years,\u201d Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/north-carolina-democrat-rep-david-price-to-retire-ahead-of-2022-midterms\">noted<\/a>, \u201cBut without their guaranteed presence, Democrats\u2019 slim majority in the House becomes increasingly fragile.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">\u201cI am announcing today that I will not seek re-election as representative for North Carolina\u2019s Fourth Congressional District,\u201d said a statement from Price, who represents the Durham area. \u201cI do so with a profound sense of gratitude to the voters of the Fourth District; to the supporters who have backed me in 18 successive campaigns; and to my staff in Washington and the district, whose competence and dedication are responsible for the quality of representation and service I have been able to provide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo while it is time for me to retire, it is no time to flag in our efforts to secure a \u2018more perfect union\u2019 and to protect and expand our democracy \u2026 promise, in the fifteen months remaining and beyond, to continue fighting for the just and inclusive country we believe in,\u201d the Democrat added.<\/p>\n<p>Doyle, who represents the Pittsburgh area, is retiring after serving more than a dozen terms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI stood by the people of Pittsburgh and they stood by me, sending me back to represent them 13 additional terms, and I have no doubt they would do it again if today I was announcing my intention to seek re-election in 2022,\u201d the Democrat said. \u201cBut I believe the time has come to pass the torch to the next generation, so I\u2019ve called you here today to announce that I will not be a candidate for Congress in 2022 and plan to retire at the end of my current term.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is my goal to \u2018run through the finish line,\u2019 as I still have 14 months left on my term,\u201d Doyle promised. \u201cI will be in Washington, DC, tomorrow pushing to get the infrastructure bill and our \u2018Build Back Better\u2019 plan passed because the people I am privileged to represent will benefit greatly from their passage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last week, House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/north-carolina-democrat-rep-david-price-to-retire-ahead-of-2022-midterms\">announced<\/a> his retirement, too.<\/p>\n<p>This month, speculation has grown surrounding a potential retirement from Pelosi \u2014 though the Democrat seemed to dismiss the rumors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s23rjr\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2021\/oct\/11\/nancy-pelosi-retire-who-will-replace-her-if-she-does-democrats\">highlighted<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two more Democrats have announced their plans to retire ahead of the 2022 midterms, potentially shrinking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2019s (D-CA) already slim majority.Reps. David Prince (D-NC) and Mike Doyle (D-PA) are set to retire from Congress, the pair said this week.Doyle and Prince \u201chave easily won reelection in their blue-leaning districts in recent years,\u201d Fox News noted, \u201cBut without their guaranteed presence, Democrats\u2019 slim majority in the House becomes increasingly fragile.\u201d\u201cI am announcing today that I will not seek re-election as representative for North Carolina\u2019s Fourth Congressional District,\u201d said a statement from Price, who represents the Durham area. \u201cI do so with a profound sense of gratitude to the voters of the Fourth District; to the supporters who have backed me in 18 successive campaigns; and to my staff in Washington and the district, whose competence and dedication are responsible for the quality of representation and service I have been able to provide.\u201d\u201cSo while it is time for me to retire, it is no time to flag in our efforts to secure a \u2018more perfect union\u2019 and to protect and expand our democracy \u2026 promise, in the fifteen months remaining and beyond, to continue fighting for the just and inclusive country we believe in,\u201d the Democrat added.Doyle, who represents the Pittsburgh area, is retiring after serving more than a dozen terms.\u201cI stood by the people of Pittsburgh and they stood by me, sending me back to represent them 13 additional terms, and I have no doubt they would do it again if today I was announcing my intention to seek re-election in 2022,\u201d the Democrat said. \u201cBut I believe the time has come to pass the torch to the next generation, so I\u2019ve called you here today to announce that I will not be a candidate for Congress in 2022 and plan to retire at the end of my current term.\u201d\u201cIt is my goal to \u2018run through the finish line,\u2019 as I still have 14 months left on my term,\u201d Doyle promised. \u201cI will be in Washington, DC, tomorrow pushing to get the infrastructure bill and our \u2018Build Back Better\u2019 plan passed because the people I am privileged to represent will benefit greatly from their passage.\u201dLast week, House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY) announced his retirement, too.This month, speculation has grown surrounding a potential retirement from Pelosi \u2014 though the Democrat seemed to dismiss the rumors.As highlighted by The Guardian, Pelosi said at a press conference last month that her \u201cleadership\u201d for the reconciliation bill \u201cwas a culmination of my service in Congress because it was about the children.\u201dThis prompted a reporter to inquiry about Pelosi\u2019s use of the work \u201cculmination.\u201d \u201cGet out of here,\u201d Pelosi seemed to dismiss the speculation.\u201cThe exchange exemplified Pelosi\u2019s other comments about her potential retirement: a hint, chased with a heavy dose of uncertainty,\u201d The Guardian noted. \u201cDespite her previous promises to fellow House Democrats,\u00a0it remains unclear whether Pelosi will step down as speaker at the end of this term.\u201dRelated:\u00a0Nancy Pelosi Snaps At Reporter Questioning Tact With Moderate\u00a0DemsRelated:\u00a0Pelosi\u2019s Archbishop Asks Catholics To Pray, Fast For Speaker\u2019s Soul Over Abortion\u00a0SupportThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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