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Re:Pelosi defends stock trading by lawmakers. ‘We are a free... by tharne on Thursday December 16, 2021 @02:58PM (#29583092)
Pelosi is the Speaker, not some backbencher with one vote. She has enormous power, perhaps only second to the President.
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Re:Pelosi defends stock trading by lawmakers. ‘We are a free... by dariusj18 on Saturday December 18, 2021 @01:36PM (#29607144)
It depends on what you mean by power. She has only as much power as her caucus will afford her. The role of Speaker has it's limits, and she's not really popular enough in party politics to sway the zeitgeist.
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