Pelosi Defends Democrats’ Efforts to Possibly Unseat GOP House Member

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks about the Equality Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 25, 2021. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is defending Democrats who are seeking to possibly overturn an Iowa U.S. House race captured by the Republican candidate, explaining that the margin of victory was extremely slim.

“It was six votes,” Pelosi told ABC News on March 14, noting the number of votes by which Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) defeated her Democratic opponent, Rita Hart.