At first, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette didn’t know what Speaker Nancy Pelosi was asking of her during a hectic week in the House of Representatives. “The speaker called me up on Tuesday and she said, ‘Would you be willing to be a manager?’ and I said, ‘Well, madam speaker, I’m happy to do anything you want, for the (Democratic) caucus.’ I didn’t understand what she was asking me to do.