Nancy Pelosi opens up about wielding power — and what she was doing in the days leading up to President Joe Biden announcing he was abandoning his race for a second term
She was at the U.S. Capitol the morning of 9/11. She was there for the days that followed, as Congress voted to authorize the use of military force in Iraq.All Things Considered
In this excerpt, Pelosi opens up about wielding power — and what she was doing in the days leading up to President Joe Biden announcing he wasYou once said that you tell women, “Nobody ever gives away power. If you want to achieve that, you go for it. But when you get it, you must use it.” You said that toin 2020. It was your second round as speaker of the House.
And then people said to me,"You should run for leadership." I said,"Well, I'm here for the issues. I love what I'm doing." But then as it got on, with their urging, I just really got tired of losing. We lost in ‘94, ‘96, ‘98. 2000 came around and I said, I think I know how to win these elections.I guess what I'm pushing on is, the way you recount it in the book, this was not widely welcomed by all the men who had held power.
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