With Republicans in the U.S. House still unable to elect a speaker, Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola said it might be time to start thinking about a bipartisan solution. But, as even she acknowledges, that goes against the grain of Congress.
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Like all House Democrats, she’s voted each and every time this week for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries for speaker. But, on the third day, she emailed a statement suggesting a novel approach. It can take 30 days to put a coalition together in Juneau, and she said it would take even longer in D.C. Peltola isn’t starting down this path, as lovely as it may be.
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