Former Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) mentioned she is en path to Washington after not too long ago present process a hip alternative surgical procedure in Germany following a fall in Luxembourg final month.
“I am on my way to Washington to proudly represent the people of San Francisco in Congress. I’m honored to do so to share our San Francisco values,” Pelosi mentioned in a video posted Thursday on the social platform X. “Thank you for giving me that honor.”
Pelosi, 84, traveled alongside 17 different lawmakers to Luxembourg final month for the eightieth anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. The California veteran lawmaker sustained an damage after falling down. She was hospitalized in Luxembourg.
The previous Home Speaker was then transferred to Landstuhl Regional Medical Heart in Germany, the place she underwent a “successful” surgical procedure, in accordance with her spokesperson.
The replace from Pelosi comes as all Home Democrats are anticipated to be in attendance within the Capitol on Friday for the vote to decide on the following Speaker of the decrease chamber, in accordance with the Democratic whip’s workplace.
Democrats’ presence on Capitol Hill on Friday might be of significance, because the Republican Social gathering has a razor-thin majority and a few members of the GOP caucus have made threats to not assist Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to retain his place within the 119th Congress this yr.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) mentioned he wouldn’t again Johnson on Friday, that means that yet another Republican Social gathering “no” vote would deny Johnson the gavel, assuming that each one Democrats are on the ground and vote for Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).
If one Democratic lawmaker is absent, then Johnson can have two defections in his celebration and nonetheless safe the Speakership.
