"Women are leaders everywhere you look--from the CEO who runs a Fortune 500 company to the housewife who raises her children and heads her household. Our country was built by strong women and we will continue to break down walls and defy stereotypes." -- former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, interviewed in Glamour Magazine, January 2007, and one of those strong women who built this country.
Pelosi, the most consequential Speaker in modern history, turns 83 today. She was responsible for getting the Affordable Care Act, the American Rescue Plan, the Build Back Better Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act among other significant legislation that has benefited working and middle class families. Her achievements made her the target of the right-wing for years. An intrepid and outspoken adversary of the lawless and unhinged Malignant Loser, Pelosi served as a defense against his worst authoritarian instincts while Speaker.
(photo: Newly- elected Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, surrounded by children and grandchildren of members of Congress, holds up her gavel in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007/ AP Photo, Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
