Dear Democratic Colleague,
Yesterday, I received the endorsement of Speaker-elect Pelosi in the race for House Majority Leader, and I am deeply gratified.
Last week the American people spoke and clearly demanded change. We now have a tremendous opportunity to show them that we can deliver, work together, and fix the real problems affecting so many Americans, including implementing Speaker-elect Pelosi's Six for '06 agenda.
I want to point out that we could not have won the Majority without the voices of so many of you who spoke out ahead of me on the issue of the Iraq war. It is the outspokenness of so many of you on Iraq that has ensured a Democratic Majority. You helped me to develop the message which was so instrumental in breaking the perceived barrier Democrats had on national security issues.
The American People have put their faith in Democrats to lead the country on a change in policy on the Iraq war, which was the key issue in this election.<clip>
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