Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, the top Democratic lawmaker in Washington, is speaking from Capitol Hill about the latest developments, where she says it is clear that Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris are on their way to the White House.
On Democrats’ inability to retake the Senate from Republicans, and losses in the House of Representatives, she says this: “We did not win every battle in the House. But we did win the war.”
“Be confident. Be patient,” she says to Democrats, adding: “We look forward to continued victories, and there are some out there.”
“While we prepare for the new Biden administration, we must also move swiftly forward with a new coronavirus relief bill,” she says referring to economic talks that fell through before the election.