(Politico)
HEATHER CAYGLE and JOHN BRESNAHAN 02/13/2019 12:24 PM
House Democratic leaders have postponed a planned vote on leadership term limits, with no date set yet for any action on the controversial issue, according to Democratic lawmakers and aides.
Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.) announced in the House Democratic Caucus meeting on Wednesday that there will be no vote on term limits by Feb. 15, which had been the informal deadline, said multiple sources.
Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) then told lawmakers an existing internal caucus panel would study the issue and report back to rank-and-file Democrats. Some Democrats privately believe the issue will never come up for a vote.
Perlmutter’s office did not respond to a request for comment.
Perlmutter and a block of other Democrats withheld their support for now-Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) until she agreed to putting a time limit on her return to the speaker’s chair. Pelosi eventually announced she would only serve four years at most in the post. Pelosi will need the support of at least two-thirds of the Democratic Caucus in an internal vote to continue past this term.
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