Pelosi on 16-Year-Olds: ‘That Would Be a Time for Them To Be Registered to Vote’

Pelosi We re obviously ░░░░░░░░ thoughts about it Just ░░░░░░░░ someone has a good ░░░░░░░░ any of us doesn ░░░░░░░░ mean it s going ░░░░░░░░ the Floor next It ░░░░░░░░ you go through the ░░░░░░░░ You build consensus You ░░░░░░░░ a crescendo That s ░░░░░░░░ club I m starting ░░░░░░░░ crescendo club You have ░░░░░░░░ idea Let s see ░░░░░░░░ many people you can ░░░░░░░░ Let s see what ░░░░░░░░ other views are that ░░░░░░░░ can enhance this I ░░░░░░░░ personally I m not ░░░░░░░░ for my caucus I ░░░░░░░░ have always been for ░░░░░░░░ the voting age to ░░░░░░░░ Pelosi said last week ░░░░░░░░ think it s really ░░░░░░░░ to capture kids when ░░░░░░░░ re in high school ░░░░░░░░ they re interested in ░░░░░░░░ of this when they ░░░░░░░░ learning about government to ░░░░░░░░ able to vote When ░░░░░░░░ are in high school ░░░░░░░░ really a prime time ░░░░░░░░ them to be aware ░░░░░░░░ civics Many years ago ░░░░░░░░ I was in school ░░░░░░░░ was a requirement Then ░░░░░░░░ that Well you don ░░░░░░░░ remember that but you ░░░░░░░░ about it But then ░░░░░░░░ became an elective and ░░░░░░░░ don t know There ░░░░░░░░ other things kids took ░░░░░░░░ So the point is ░░░░░░░░ when they are in ░░░░░░░░ school we see such ░░░░░░░░ heightened interest in history ░░░░░░░░ civics and climate and ░░░░░░░░ safety and you name ░░░░░░░░ And that would be ░░░░░░░░ time for them to ░░░░░░░░ registered to vote Now ░░░░░░░░ want to start something ░░░░░░░░ might say register to ░░░░░░░░ But you ve got ░░░░░░░░ get them on there ░░░░░░░░ once they leave high ░░░░░░░░ not all kids go ░░░░░░░░ college And even if ░░░░░░░░ do they might not ░░░░░░░░ in that same sense ░░░░░░░░ community that they as ░░░░░░░░ school students can make ░░░░░░░░ big difference More and ░░░░░░░░ more and more.”