House Dems Expect Full Attendance for Speaker Vote

Every House Democrat is expected to attend the speaker vote on Friday, even some legislators with health issues that have kept them from traveling to the Capitol, Politico reported.

The office of House Minority Whip Katherine Clark, D-Mass., said on Friday that all members of the Democratic Caucus are expected to attend the vote on Friday, according to The Hill.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., released a video on social media earlier this week confirming that she was flying back to the U.S. despite recently having hip replacement surgery in Luxembourg after she suffered a fall while traveling.

Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Pa., who suffered a "minor" stroke last May and hasn't voted in Congress since, will return to the Capitol on Friday for the speaker vote, his office confirmed on Friday.

Democrats are expected to vote uniformly against House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who could lose his post if more than one House Republican joins them or abstains. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., previously said he would vote against Johnson, and Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., has said she's uncertain about supporting him — as have several other GOP legislators — despite Johnson receiving support from President-elect Donald Trump.

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