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REP. PELOSI IS SWORN IN AS SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
Incoming Speaking of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds up the Speaker's Gavel prior to being confirmed as the first woman Speaker of the House, in Washington on January 4, 2007. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
U.S. PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH DELIVERS 2007 STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
U.S. President George W. Bush greets Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as he arrives to deliver his annual State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, January 23, 2007. (UPI Photo/Larry Downing/POOL)
PELOSI ADDRESSES EMILY'S LIST LUNCHENON IN WASHINGTON
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) delivers remarks to the Emily's List annual luncheon in Washington on March 6, 2007. (UPI Photo/Kamenko Pajic)
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION COMES TO SAN DIEGO
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks at the California Democratic Convention in San Diego April 28, 2007. (UPI Photo / Earl S. Cryer)
Dalai Lama accepts Congressional Gold Medal in Washington
The Dalai Lama greets Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in The Dalai Lama's honor on October 17, 2007, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy address Congress in Washington
French President Nicolas Sarkozy shakes hands with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi while Senate President Pro Tempore Robert Byrd (D-WV) watches on following his address to a joint meeting of Congress at the Capitol Building in Washington on November 7, 2007. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
Creators of HBO series "John Adams" meet Speaker Pelosi in Washington
Tom Hanks (L) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) pose for photographs before a meeting at the Capitol in Washington on March 5, 2008. Hanks is the Co-Executive Producer of the HBO miniseries "John Adams" which focuses on the first 50 years of a post-revolutionary United States. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)
Obama meets with House Democratic Caucus on Capitol Hill
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill,(L) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, (R) arrive to make statements after a meeting with the House Democratic Caucus at the Cannon Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 29, 2008. (UPI Photo/Patrick D. McDermott)
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, accepts the gavel from House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-OH, after she was elected Speaker for the 111th Congress in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington on January 6, 2009. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
Pitt, Pelosi discuss post-Katrina housing in Washington
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, and actor Brad Pitt speak to the media before meeting regarding affordable housing for those who lost their homes in New Orleans' 9th Ward during Hurricane Katrina on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 5, 2009. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with the Spreaker Pelosi in Washington
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prior to a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 19, 2009. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
Statue of former President Ronald Reagan unveiled at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (L) wipes a tear for former First Lady Nancy Reagan at an unveiling ceremony for a statue of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on June 3, 2009. The statue will become part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)
Singers Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony speak to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (L), singer Marc Anthony (C) and his wife singer Jennifer Lopez speak to the media prior to a meeting with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington on September 16, 2009. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
President Obama Delivers the State of the Union Address to Congress
Vice President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi look on as US President Barack Obama enter the room to deliver his first State of the Union speech to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hillon January 27, 2010 in Washington. UPI/Tim Sloan/Pool
The House Begins Debate on the Heath Care Reform Bill in Washington
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), holds the gavel that was used to pass Medicare, as she talks to the media after a Democratic caucus meeting prior to beginning debate on the Heath Care Reform Bill in Washington on March 21, 2010. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hosts a Women's History Month Celebration in honor of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (R) (D-CA) smiles during a Women's History Month Celebration in honor of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 25, 2010. UPI Photo/Yuri Gripas
Pelosi signs Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act in Washington
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, holds up the House Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act which she signed after it was passed by the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 26, 2010. The bill, sometimes referred to as the House "fix" for the overall health care reform bill passed by the Senate earlier this week, will now go to U.S. President Barack Obama for his signature. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi arrives for Kennedy Center Honors Gala in Washington DC
US House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), husband Paul and son Paul, Jr pose for photographers on the red carpet as they arrive for an evening of gala entertainment at the Kennedy Center, December 1, 2012, in Washington, DC. The annual Kennedy Center Honors are bestowed annually on five artists for their lifetime achievement in the arts and culture. UPI/Mike Theiler
Congressional Commemoration Ceremony in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War, in Washignton, D.C.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, talk during the Congressional Commemoration Ceremony in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on July 8, 2015. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Rep. Nancy Pelosi rides in annual LGBT Pride parade in SF
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi waves a flag in the annual LGBT Pride parade in in San Francisco on June 26, 2016. Orlando and guns were among the themes as hundreds of thousands turned out to honor gay pride. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI
Speaker Ryan is reelected Speaker of the House in Washington, D.C.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) hands the gavel to Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) after he was re-elected Speaker of the House at the opening of the 115th Congress, at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. on January 3, 2017. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Democratic Leadership speaks out against the Republican Tax plan in Washington
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, joined by Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-NY, speaks on the Republican's new tax plan on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on November 2, 2017. The Democratic leader said the tax plan did little to benefit the middle class and gives the biggest beaks to the top earners. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Candle light vigil at Supreme Court against nominee Brett Kavanaugh
US House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi speaks to activists during a protest against US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh during a vigil against the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh on the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on October 3, 2018. Participants are calling for a demand that the U.S. Senate stop Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination for a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court who is replacing retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. Photo Ken Cedeno/UPI
Pelosi becomes Speaker in 116th U.S. Congress in Washington D.C.
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) casts her vote for herself as Speaker of the House as her granddaughter Bella Kaufmann Pelosi jumps and yells at the 116th U.S. Congress in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on January 3, 2019. Pelosi, 52nd Speaker of the House, became the first official to return to that position since Sam Rayburn in 1955. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI
Pelosi and Ocasio-Cortez Meet During Swearing In Event
Newly elected Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi swears in Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, (R) at a mock event with family members at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on January 3, 2019. Pelosi, 52nd Speaker of the House, became the first official to return to that position since Sam Rayburn in 1955. Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest woman ever in Congress at age 29. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, is seen alongside the female Democratic members of Congress during an official portrait in front of the U.S. Capitol on January 4, 2019, in Washington, D.C. The 116th Congress has the biggest number of female members ever with 89. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Senate Democratic leaders hold an event to call on the Trump administration to halt legal assault on Americans health care
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during an event in front of the Supreme Court in Washington to call on the Trump administration to halt legal assault on Americans health care on April 2, 2019. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI
Tiananmen Square Massacre Remembrance at the U.S. Capitol
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, stands next to Dr. Jianli Yang as they unveil a statue dedicated to the protester that was ran over by a tank in the Tiananmen Square Massacre during an event remembering the 30th anniversary of Tiananmen Square and calling for an end to alleged human rights injustices and Communist rule in China, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on June 4, 2019. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., hold a press briefing on the impeachment proceedings into President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
U.S. House of Representatives Votes to Impeach President Trump
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) wields the gavel as she presides over the House of Representatives approving two counts of impeachmeant against U.S. President Donald Trump in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., on Wednesday, December 18, 2019. Pool photo by Jonathan Ernst/UPI
Speaker Pelosi speaks on House Legislation on Capitol Hill
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks on House legislation not taken up by the Senate, including the US-Mexica-Canada trade agreement, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, December 19, 2019. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., signs two articles of the impeachment of President Donald Trump during the Engrossment ceremony in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. Pelosi is joined by committee chairs and impeachment managers Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, House Judiciary Committee Chairman, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif. and Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/UPI
President Trump Delivers State of the Union Address in Washington
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi tears up her copy of the State of the Union address as President Donald Trump finishes his adfdress to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. Vice President Mike Pence applauds at left. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Speaker Pelosi holds a Bible as she speaks on Protest in Washington, DC
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., reads from a Bible as she speaks on the George Floyd protest, saying she wishes President Trump was a "healer in chief and not a fanner of the flames," at the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. For the last four nights protesters have descended on cities around the country, marching and protesting over the police killing of George Floyd in Minnesota last week. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer Hold Moment of Silence for George Floyd at the US Capitol
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-NY, participate in a moment of silence with fellow lawmakers to honor the death of George Floyd, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Monday, June 8, 2020. Speaker Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Schumer lead a moment of silence for eight minutes and 46 seconds as a tribute to George Floyd, the unarmed African American man who died after a now-former Minneapolis police officer pinned his knee on Floyd's neck during an arrest for that length of time. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Casket of late U.S. Representative John Lewis departs the U.S. Capitol in Washington
Michael Collins, representative Lewis's long time chief of staff, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi embrace after the casket of civil rights leader and longtime congressman John Lewis is carried from the U.S. Capitol after lying in state in Washington, DC on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. The body of Lewis will be moved to Atlanta today and will lie in state at the Georgia State Capitol before a private funeral on Thursday. Lewis was the representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district for 33 years. Pool Photo by Brendan Smialowski/UPI
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lies In State At US Capitol Building
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, views the casket of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she lies in state at the U.S. Capitol on Friday, September 25, 2020 in Washington, DC. Ginsburg, who was appointed by former U.S. President Bill Clinton, served on the high court from 1993 until her death on September 18, 2020. She is the first woman to lie in state at the Capitol. Pool photo by Erin Schaff/UPI
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA., receives a Covid-19 vaccination shot by Dr. Brian Monahan, attending physician Congress of the United States in her office in Washington, D.C. on Friday, December 18, 2020. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds the Speaker's gavel in the air on the House floor in the Capitol after becoming Speaker of the 117th Congress in Washington, DC on Sunday, January 3, 2021. Pool photo by Bill ClarkUPI
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA., signs the article of impeachment during an engrossment ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. Pelosi is flanked by United States House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer D-MD, U.S. House Majority Whip James Clyburn D-SC, Assistant speaker U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark, D-MA, and other impeachment managers. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
Joe Biden Sworn In As 46th President Of The United States
Former U.S. President George W. Bush, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), former U.S. President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama arrive at the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. Pool photo by Tasos Katopodis/UPI
Remains of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick Lies in Honor at U.S. Capitol
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer along with members of the Capitol Police pay their respects to the late Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick who lies in honor in the Rotunda of the Capitol in Washington, DC on February 2, 2021. Officer Sicknick died after engaging with rioters on January 6th while protecting the Capitol from the insurrection mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol building while congress was certifying the election of President Joe Biden. Pool Photo by Erin Schaff/UPI
President Joe Biden elbow bumps House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., after delivering his first address to a joint session of Congress two days before his 100th day in office, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC, on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Pool photo by Andrew Harnik/UPI
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Meets with Congressional Leaders
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is visiting the United States to attend the U.N. General Assembly and to meet with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and other congressional leaders in Washington D.C., speaks at the podium with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, on Wednesday, September 22, 2021. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI.
President Joe Biden Visits Capitol Hill Ahead of Infrastructure Vote
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi escorts President Joe Biden to meet with the House Democratic Caucus about the $1 trillion infrastructure plan at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on Friday, October 1, 2021. Photo by Chris Kleponis/UPI
Speaker Nancy Pelosi meets with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at US Capitol
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on Wednesday, November 17, 2021.The two meet for a photo prior to a bipartisan congressional meeting on the hill Photo by Tasos Katopodis/UPI
Congress Signs The Respect For Marriage Act at the U.S. Capitol
Former Member of the House of Representatives Barney Frank, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-MD, Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-NY, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, hold the signed Respect for Marriage Act, which requires the U.S. federal government to recognizing the validity of same-sex and interracial marriages in the United States, in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on Thursday, December 8, 2022. Frank was considered the most prominent gay politician during his time in Congress. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, admires her portrait as her husband, Paul Pelosi, looks on during a ceremony in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on Wednesday, December 14, 2022. Pelosi is the first female speaker of the house. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI
Ukraine President Zelensky Meets Speaker Pelosi in Washington
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speak to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC, on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. Zelensky met President Joe Biden earlier in the day as the White House announced an additional $2 billion in military assistance to Ukraine, including a sophisticated Patriot missile battery. Photo by Nathan Howard/UPI
Speaker Nancy Pelosi waves to staff on Capitol Hill
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi D-CA., waves bye to staff from her vehicle on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Friday, December 23, 2022. Pelosi will no longer be Speaker of the House once Republicans are a majority of the House next year. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI