Nancy Pelosi says she's 'comfortable' with setting term limits for House speaker and reassures party critics

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• House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-California) said she is "comfortable" with setting term limits and agreed to serve no more than four years as speaker if elected.
• The proposal is scheduled for a vote on February 15. If it passes, senior Democrats would be allowed to serve three two-year terms and an additional fourth term if a Democratic two-thirds majority votes to stay the course.
• "I am comfortable with the proposal, and it is my intention to abide by it whether it passes or not," Pelosi said in a statement.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-California) said she is "comfortable" with setting term limits for senior leadership positions, and she agreed to serve no more than four years as speaker if elected, reassuring critics within the Democratic Party who have called for new leadership.

"Over the summer, I made it clear that I see myself as a bridge to the next generation of leaders, a recognition of my continuing responsibility to mentor and advance new Members into positions of power and responsibility in the House Democratic Caucus," Pelosi said in a statement on Wednesday.

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