At House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s weekly press conference on March 11, 2021 she said “there could be a scenario” where the state-certified victory of Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, could be overturned and the win be given to Democrat Rita Hart, as the House Administration Committee reviews Miller-Meeks’ narrow 2020 election win.
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Chad: “Thank you so much. So yesterday the House administration voted to continue it’s inquiry into the Iowa second Congressional District. Could you see a scenario depending on what they found in their probe of unseating the current number and seating Rita Hard if it came to that?”
Nancy Pelosi: “Chad is always the hypothetical. Could you see a scenario? We don’t do press conferences on can you see a scenario. And of course-“
Chad: “But that would be a pretty bold move if you do that.”
Nancy Pelosi: “Well, I respect the work of the committee. I did see, as you saw in the press, what they decided to… And they were following my, as I read it, the requirements of the law as to how you go forward. And how you go forward is the path you’re on and we’ll see where that takes us. But there could be a scenario to that extent. Yes.”