Speaker Pelosi Issues Statement on Retirement of Transportation & Infrastructure Chairman DeFazio
December 02, 2021
December 02, 2021
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following statement on Dec. 1, 2021, after Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced his retirement at the end of his term:
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"Chairman Peter DeFazio is an absolute force for progress, whose 36 years of effective leadership in the House will leave a legacy that will benefit the Congress and Country for decades to come.
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"Chairman Peter DeFazio is an absolute force for progress, whose 36 years of effective leadership in the House will leave a legacy that will benefit the Congress and Country for decades to come.
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