This past week we watched a spectacle that would never have happened during Speaker Pelosi's superb leadership. In fact, she won won nine consecutive leadership elections on the first ballot, and was well known for her vote-counting abilities which prevented her from ever bringing votes to the floor that she was not convinced would be won.
We want to share with you all a moving letter that Speaker Pelosi sent earlier this week to us, and thousands like us, to whom she refers as "our volunteers in policy and politics who make everything possible." It is at the bottom of this email.
Biden in a statement called Pelosi "the most consequential speaker of the House of Representatives in our history." Former President Obama stated, "She never stopped defending democracy here at home and around the world.”
We also highly recommend a new documentary about Speaker Pelosi, make by her daughter, acclaimed documentarian Alexandra Pelosi. It offers a candid, behind-the-scenes chronicle of the life of her mother and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, through her career milestones leading up to the inauguration of President Joseph Biden in January 2021. Filmed over the course of three decades, PELOSI IN THE HOUSE provides a unique, longitudinal window into the life of this true heroine of American politics. The film is streaming on HBO Max with a free trial period offered to new members. WATCH TRAILER.
Nancy, we at IndiMarin will miss you dearly, but will strive to honor your legacy in our ongoing efforts to preserve and protect our democracy, and to act in service of the greater good and the best interests of the American people.
Dear Friend,
Today, I write with a grateful heart to express my appreciation for the high honor bestowed upon me to serve as Speaker of the House. I am humbled by the faith placed in me by the House Democratic Caucus — the greatest collection of intellect, integrity and imagination assembled for the good of the American people. I am thankful to the people of San Francisco whom I will continue to serve, striving to honor the call of the patron saint of our city, Saint Francis: “Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.”
As we begin a new year, a new chapter and a new Congress, I am thrilled and committed to supporting the next generation of Democratic leaders and I am deeply appreciative of you, our volunteers in policy and politics who make everything possible.
Your outside mobilization helped courageous House Democrats advance transformative legislation to make progress in people’s lives – creating jobs, lowering health care costs, investing in climate action, helping veterans and military families access lifesaving cancer care and defending our freedoms and Democracy at home and around the world. You made a real difference for America’s working families. I continue to draw strength from you.
With gratitude and hope for a healthy and Happy New Year,
NANCY