Madam Speaker: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the U.S. Speaker of the House (April 29–May 3, 2019)

This week, the Speaker’s office was filled with the inspiring, courageous voices of extraordinary advocates, including health care advocate Ady Barkan, Goldman Environmental Prize winners, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Ben Stiller and more.

Take a look at this week’s behind-the-scenes photos:

Speaker Pelosi thanking health care advocate Ady Barkan before his inspiring testimony at the Medicare For All hearing. April 29, 2019 (Photo by Julio Obscura)

Speaker Pelosi greets a baby at the Strolling Thunder event, where she spoke about the need for family-friendly policies that advance better futures for our children. April 30, 2019 (Photo by Julio Obscura)

Speaker Pelosi smiles as Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy poses for a photo with UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Ben Stiller after a meeting on the humanitarian challenges facing Syrian refugees. (Photo by Julio Obscura)

Speaker Pelosi and Goldman Environmental Prize winner Alfred Brownell. Brownell is a Liberian lawyer currently living in exile in the United States because of his work to end the clear-cutting of Liberia’s tropical forests by palm oil plantation developers. His campaign protected over 513,500 acres of primary forest. May 02, 2019 (Photo by Julio Obscura)

Speaker Pelosi joins veteran organizations at a bipartisan press event on the moral and public health crisis of veterans’ and servicemember suicide. April 29, 2019 (Photo by Julio Obscura)

On Wednesday, Speaker Pelosi met with young leaders from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), where they asked the Speaker about issues affecting their community. May 01, 2019 (Photo by Julio Obscura)

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