In response to Higgins decision, Pelosi said, “For years, Congressman Higgins has been an extraordinary leader on the issue of achieving quality, affordable health care for all Americans. His Medicare buy-in proposal is central to this debate, as we work to build on the Affordable Care Act.”
“We are looking forward to working together to lower the cost of health care for hard-working families and raise their paychecks by building infrastructure of America, which is also an important issue to Congressman Higgins,” she added.
Pelosi thwarts potential challenger
Higgins reversal came a day after Rep. Marcia Fudge of Ohio decided to endorse Pelosi.
Fudge earlier considered the idea of running for Speaker of the House. She abandoned it after the California Democrat agreed to restore a defunct panel that focuses on voting rights and make her its chairwoman.
“Leader Pelosi has granted me the opportunity to create the record necessary to satisfy the 2013 Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder, so that the protections of the Voting Rights Act will be reinstated and improved. She has also assured me that the most loyal voting bloc in the Democratic Party, Black women, will have a seat at the decision-making table,” said Fudge in a statement.
