Mrs. Nancy Pelosi attended an event in Chicago (Illinois) on August 22
Mr. Ian Krager, a spokesman for Mrs. Nancy Pelosi, said the former Speaker of the US House of Representatives is recovering from artificial hip replacement surgery. She thanked the US military medical staff at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (Germany) and the medical staff at Kirchberg hospital (Luxembourg), according to Reuters on December 15.
Mrs. Pelosi (84 years old) was taken to Landstuhl by emergency helicopter after being injured during a business trip of a bipartisan group of US lawmakers in Luxembourg on December 13.
The announcement did not mention any details about Ms. Pelosi’s injury, nor what caused it.
As one of the oldest members of the US House of Representatives, Ms. Pelosi leaves the position of speaker of the House of Representatives in 2022.
Elected as a congressman in California in 1987, Ms. Pelosi is a veteran with a tenure spanning 7 US Presidents.
In 2007, she made history when she became the first female speaker of the US House of Representatives and her term lasted until 2011. In 2019, she returned to this position after the Democratic Party regained control of the House of Representatives in the election. 2018 midterm elections.
She was just re-elected for a term as a senator representing California until 2026 on election day November 5 with 81% of the vote.
Information about the injury of the former Speaker of the US House of Representatives marks the second time within a week that an elderly member of the US Congress has been injured.
On December 10, US Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (82 years old) fell while having lunch with Republican senators at the Capitol. The fall left Mr. McConnell with a dislocated arm and a scratch on his face, according to his office.
