Nancy Pelosi's historic role as first female House speaker
Table Of Content Nancy Pelosi, the first female speaker of the House, says she’ll step down as Democratic leader Latest News Early Life and Career Electoral history Drew Barrymore urged VP Kamala Harris to be ‘Mamala of the country.’ The internet recoiled Calmes: Kristi Noem executed her dog. That’s not the main reason she’d be a lousy vice president Nancy Pelosi had her ups and downs with California Democrats. Now it’s a love fest During the interview she said, "over the history of the church, this [what constitutes the moment of conception] is an issue of controversy."[224] In February 2009, Pelosi met with her bishop, Archbishop George Hugh Niederauer of San Francisco, and with Pope Benedict XVI regarding the controversy. As with her first tenure, experts gave Pelosi's second tenure as speaker high marks, with many opining that during her two tenures as speaker she had been among the most effective individuals to hold the position. Pelosi helped to secure 53% of th...