From desk of colleague
Chellie Pingree.
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s decision not to seek reelection marks the close of a historic and transformative era in American politics. For nearly four decades, she has been a force for progress—delivering health care for millions through the Affordable Care Act, leading the largest climate investment in history, and defending democracy itself in the face of violent extremism.
She entered Congress at a time when few women held seats in the House and went on to shatter the highest glass ceiling in government. Her leadership was equal parts intellect, grit, and grace, and she inspired generations of women—including me—to serve and to lead with purpose.
Nancy has made immense personal sacrifices to advance progress—even as she was wrongly vilified by Republicans, nearly killed by a MAGA mob in the Capitol, and targeted because of radical rhetoric from the right that led to her husband being violently assaulted in their home.
Through it all, her courage never wavered.
It has been one of the great privileges of my career to serve alongside Nancy Pelosi. Her legacy will endure in every law she helped pass, every family she lifted up, and every woman who now believes she can make change at the highest levels.
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