Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said this week that she supports the push for younger Democrats to replace veteran lawmakers at the top of committees — but there is at least one glaring exception to the rule.

In an interview with the National Catholic Reporter, Pelosi suggested seniority should not be paramount when it comes to Democrats choosing committee heads, endorsing the generational change of leadership at the panel level — a modest but much-discussed transition — that’s occurred in the month since voters gave all power in Washington to Republicans.

“I'm supporting the newer members who are running for office," Pelosi told NCR. "This is with all the respect in the world for the chairmen who had been there and the contribution that they had made over time. But now others have come forward, and I respect the fact that they're ready to take charge of their committees, and I support........

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