Pelosi Refuses to Say Whether She'll Run for Speaker If Democrats Win the House

U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks during a press conference about how the Inflation Reduction Act will lower health care and prescription drug costs at Southeast Health Center Clinic in San Francisco, California, on Aug. 24, 2022. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Amid discussions about the Democratic Party’s aging leadership, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Sunday declined to say whether she will seek another term as House Speaker if Democrats keep control of the lower chamber.

Appearing on the CBS program “Face the Nation,” Pelosi was asked about what she meant by her earlier remark on potential new, younger leadership for her party. In response to Rep. Elissa Slotkin’s (D-Mich.) call for “new blood” in the congressional leadership, Pelosi said there is a need for “generational change,” but “in some cases, there’s no substitute for experience.”