Pelosi says Dems will “strive for bipartisanship”
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(7 Nov 2018) House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi says Democrats will "strive for bipartisanship" when they take over the majority next year after wresting control of the House in Tuesday's midterm elections. Pelosi, who is expected to run for a second stint as speaker, said Democrats "have a responsibility to seek common ground where we can," adding: "Where we cannot, we must stand our ground.'' Pelosi says she worked productively with President George W. Bush when she was speaker a decade ago and would like to do so again with President Donald Trump. She said, "We'd like to work together so our legislation will be bipartisan." Still, Pelosi said Democrats weren't elected to be "a rubber stamp" for Trump and said Democrats would act as a "check and balance" on the Republican president. If elected speaker, Pelosi said Wednesday she will leave final decisions about that oversight to committees. She wouldn't answer a question about whether they will seek President Donald Trump's tax filings But she said committee requests for documents or hearings won't be "scattershot." Democrats are expected to investigate Trump's business dealings, his Cabinet's conduct and his campaign's ties to Russia. Pelosi said "we'll know what we are doing and we'll do it right." Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/da05aa27e998b4d7e2c5aea34582d506
