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Nancy Pelosi: “Since I became leader, whip leader, then speaker, the whole…”

Featuring: Nancy Pelosi, Democratic | Speaker Emerita, U.S. House California, District 11

An evening with Nancy Pelosi | Cap Times Idea Fest

Published September 17, 2024 | Video Starts at 51:49

Could you talk a little bit about generational change in the house? The house. In the house, yes. Yeah. Well, we're very proud of our general. What you have to understand is Since I became leader, whip leader, then speaker, the whole idea of diversity in the leadership changed. So it was viewed differently. It was like, well, we have wonderful talent. And when you have the job that I have, and it was a hard job, I mean, I probably didn't even sleep 4 hours a night. (51:49–52:00)

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