Madam Speaker: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the U.S. Speaker of the House

(April 24–30)

On Monday, Madam Speaker met with Speaker Anthony Rendon of the California State Assembly. Later in the day, she joined a virtual meeting with His Excellency Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Ambassador Oksana Markarova of Ukraine. On Tuesday, the Speaker met with Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski of Warsaw, Poland to discuss Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine.

Speaker Pelosi started her Wednesday by joining Members of Congress to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, honoring those murdered in the Shoah and listening to survivors’ stories. Later, she met with Holly J. Mitchell, Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

Thursday morning, the Speaker addressed the African American Mayors Association (AAMA) Annual Conference at the Washington Hilton. Back at the United States Capitol, she welcomed Her Excellency President Salome Zourabichvili of Georgia for a bilateral meeting. Madam Speaker next joined Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, Senator Maria Cantwell and Chairman Frank Pallone for a press conference on Democrats’ legislative efforts to lower gas prices for American families.

In the afternoon, she welcomed Her Excellency Dr. Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, President of the Republic of Kosovo, for a bilateral meeting; hosted a Tibet Executive Committee strategy meeting with Chairman James McGovern and Congresswoman Barbara Lee; and met with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, leader of the democratic opposition of Belarus. Later, she joined House Majority Whip James Clyburn to sign the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site Expansion Act before meeting with The Honorable Prime Minister Keith Rowley of Trinidad and Tobago. Madam Speaker then joined Ambassador Markarova of Ukraine and Members of Congress to open a powerful new photo exhibit in the Capitol, highlighting the horrors inflicted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Continue reading for this week’s behind-the-scenes content:

April 25

“Madam Speaker: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the U.S. Speaker of the House”

“Madam Speaker: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the U.S. Speaker of the House”

April 26

“Madam Speaker: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the U.S. Speaker of the House”

April 27

“I recalled the moving words inscribed on San Francisco’s Holocaust Memorial: ‘In remembrance is the secret of redemption.’ Let us reflect on that truth as we seek to find redemption in a future of dignity and justice for all. May we never forget the horrors inflicted on so many innocent souls, and may we never relent in our righteous fight to put an end to the scourge of hate.”

“Madam Speaker: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the U.S. Speaker of the House”

April 28

“As the proud daughter and sister of two Mayors of Baltimore, I know firsthand the essential duty vested in America’s Mayors. America’s mayors serve as our eyes and ears: hearing their constituents’ concerns every day.”

“Congress proudly stands with the people of Georgia, and we remain unwavering in support of their sovereignty in the face of Russian aggression. In passing the Georgia Support Act, the House reaffirmed America’s opposition to Russia’s illegal occupation of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. This bipartisan legislation authorizes sanctions on those complicit in Russia’s human rights violations against the people of Georgia.”

“Democrats are working to stop Big Oil companies’ outrageous profiteering and price gouging, which is keeping gas prices unfairly high and hurting families across the country.”

“Madam Speaker: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the U.S. Speaker of the House”

“Madam Speaker: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the U.S. Speaker of the House”

“Madam Speaker: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the U.S. Speaker of the House”

“Madam Speaker: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the U.S. Speaker of the House”

“Madam Speaker: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the U.S. Speaker of the House”

“Words alone cannot do justice to the terrible human cost of Russia’s aggression borne by the people of Ukraine. For the next six weeks, all those who serve in these hallowed halls may see with their own eyes the true evil unfolding in Ukraine.”