Pelosi Signals She Will Honor Pledge to Step Down as Speaker By 2022

U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to media at the Democratic National Committee headquarters on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 3, 2020. Erin Scott - Pool/Getty Images

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) signaled Wednesday that she would “abide by” a pledge she made two years ago that she would not seek reelection as speaker in 2022.

Pelosi, 80, made the remarks after she was nominated by House Democrats to remain in her position for another two years.