Nancy Pelosi
Democrat Nancy Pelosi became the Speaker of the House of Representatives on 4 January 2007.
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On January 4, Nancy Pelosi made history, breaking the marble ceiling to become the first woman to serve as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
Nancy Pelosi, M.C. is the Representative for the 8th Congressional District of San Francisco, California and is the current Speaker of the House , succeeding J. Dennis Hastert.
WASHINGTON Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert did not propose a U.S. naval blockade of Iran during talks with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the California Democrat’s office said on Thursday.
Nancy Patricia D’Alesandro Pelosi is the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives for the 110th Congress.
After Democrats won control of the House of Representatives in the national elections of November 2006, she was elected Speaker of the House for the session beginning in 2007.
A Democrat, she is the first woman to hold the post of Speaker, or even lead a major political party in either house of Congress.
As Speaker of the House, Pelosi ranks second in the line of presidential succession, following Vice President Dick Cheney.
In the midst of a dire economic situation, President Bush this morning characterized recent market developments as an ‘adjustment’ that can be painful for investors and employees of the firms, while Senator McCain said the ‘fundamentals of our economy are strong.’
She worked her way up through the state Democratic party before entering Congress after a special election in California’s 8th District in 1987.
Concerns over ethics in Congress played a big part in the Democratic recapture of the House of Representatives and Pelosi’s ascension to the Speaker-ship after several members of Congress were investigated, indicted or convicted for legal wrongdoing in 2006.
A recent study by Congressional Quarterly found that “over the past half-century, Democrats in the House were never more unified” than they were under Pelosi in 2005, voting together a record 88 percent of the time.
The 8th District, which includes much of San Francisco, is considered one of the more liberal districts in the United States, and thus Pelosi has often been accused of extreme liberalism by her political opponents.
While raising her five children prior to her election to Congress, Pelosi served in a number of positions including Chair of the California Democratic Party.
Like most House Democrats, Pelosi opposed the resolution authorizing Bush to use military force against Iraq.
Twenty freshmen House Democrats have asked for legislation to establish an independent ethics commission within the legislative branch to investigate future ethical lapses by fellow members.
Khaled Al-Batch, spokesman for Islamic Jihad, which along with Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades has taken responsibility for every suicide bombing in Israel for the past two years, expressed hope Pelosi and the Democratic Party will pressure Bush to create dialogue with Syria and Middle East “resistance movements” and prompt an American withdrawal from Iraq.
She was elected as party chairwoman for Northern California on January 30, 1977.
She was a member of the Progressive Caucus until she became the party leader, when she adopted a policy of not belonging to any caucuses.
