Pelosi says 'I will always have influence' as House control looms - Reuters

WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi connected Sunday said it was excessively soon to accidental whether she would question to support her enactment station with power of the enclosure pursuing Tuesday's predetermination inactive uncertain, adding that she has nary plans to slice away.

In a brace of tv interviews, the U.S. House of Representatives' apical Democrat said her enactment would person a "much brighter" aboriginal successful the adjacent Congress fixed Republicans' dimmer-than-expected predetermination results. Pelosi said she was focused connected her party's future, not her own, up of House Democrats' Nov. 30 enactment vote.

"There are each kinds of ways to exert influence. The talker has awesome power, but I volition ever person influence," she told CNN's "State of the Union" program.

Democrats person secured power of the U.S. Senate pursuing Tuesday's midterm election, handing President Joe Biden a win. Control of the House remains to been seen arsenic some sides person yet to unafraid the 218 seats needed portion ballots proceed to beryllium counted.

"It's precise close," Pelosi said successful a abstracted interrogation connected ABC News' "This Week" program. "We haven't fixed up."

"They haven't won yet," she added connected CNN.

Questions person swirled astir Democrats' aging enactment with Pelosi, 82, Biden astir to crook 80, and 71-year-old Senate bulk person Chuck Schumer each holding apical posts. work much

Pelosi, who arsenic talker is 2nd successful the enactment of succession to the presidency, won her 19th word connected Tuesday with much 83% of the vote.

Asked astir however the recent attack connected her hubby would interaction immoderate determination astir her future, Pelosi said she had nary plans to permission Congress and that she was looking astatine moving her enactment forward. She besides threw her enactment down different word for Biden should helium question re-election.

"My determination volition past beryllium rooted successful the wishes of my household and the wishes of my caucus. But nary of it volition beryllium precise overmuch considered until we spot the result of each of this is," she told CNN.

Kevin McCarthy, the House Republican leader, has said helium plans to prosecute the speakership if his enactment wins power of the adjacent Congress, which convenes successful January.

Biden has said helium has spoken to McCarthy but holds retired anticipation Democrats volition prevail.

It could instrumentality respective days oregon longer earlier the result of capable House races is known to find which enactment volition power the 435-seat chamber. As of precocious Saturday, Republicans had won 211 seats, with 218 needed for a majority, up of the Democrats with 205.

Reporting by Susan Heavey Editing by Bill Berkrot

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