A portrait of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
Her leadership spans 12 years as minority leader and eight as speaker.For anyone who doesn't already know, whenever I get stressed about what's happening in Washington, I always feel better knowing that Nancy is on the case," former President Obama said in a recorded message. "And that's because for Nancy, nothing is impossible."
"Nancy, from one leader to another, one of the things I will forever admire is how you always kept your caucus united for over 20 years," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said at the ceremony. "The younger generation today has a saying: game recognizes game. And the fact of the matter is no other Speaker of the House in the modern era, Republican or Democrat, has wielded the gavel with such authority or with such consistent results," former House Speaker John Boehner said, tearing up at a point.
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