In exclusive interview, Nancy Pelosi shares bullish outlook for House
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🗓️ 15 December 2025
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In 2007, she became the first woman to hold the position of Speaker of the House. She led Democrats in the House for two decades and was crucial in passing the signature legislation of Obamacare. Now after nearly four decades of service, Nancy Pelosi, Democratic representative of California, has announced she will be stepping down in January 2027. What will her legacy be? USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page sat down in an exclusive with Speaker Emeritus Nancy Pelosi to get her take.
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| 0:00.0 | In 2007, she became the first woman to hold the position of Speaker of the House. |
| 0:09.8 | She led Democrats in the House for two decades and was crucial in passing the signature legislation of Obamacare. |
| 0:19.9 | Hello and welcome to USA Today's The Excerb. |
| 0:23.2 | I'm Susan Page, USA Today Washington Bureau Chief. |
| 0:26.8 | Today is Monday, December 15, 2025. |
| 0:30.7 | Now, after nearly four decades of service, Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Representative of California, has announced she would be stepping down in January |
| 0:40.1 | 27. What will her legacy be? Speaker Pelosi, thank you so much for joining us. My pleasure. Thank you. |
| 0:48.0 | You were just mentioning your grandchildren at Thanksgiving. Were your grandchildren surprised by your |
| 0:53.2 | decision not to seek another term? |
| 0:55.0 | I don't think they saw me as a speaker. |
| 0:58.0 | I think they saw me as a grandmother and I'm not giving up that. |
| 1:02.0 | No, I don't know whether they were surprised. |
| 1:05.0 | It really didn't come up. |
| 1:06.0 | We don't really talk about my career when we're there for Thanksgiving. |
| 1:10.0 | How about your husband? Was he surprised? No, I don't really talk about my career when we're there for Thanksgiving. How about your husband? Was he surprised? |
| 1:11.6 | No, I don't think so. |
| 1:13.6 | I mean, I basically said last year that I would run one more time in order to win the election for the Democrats. |
| 1:22.6 | In order to be a factor in an election, it's easier to do so legally with all the rules that |
| 1:30.3 | govern it as a member of Congress. |
| 1:33.3 | And so this is my mission. |
| 1:36.3 | And I told people then, they said, you are setting out to win? |
| 1:40.3 | Are you going to win? |
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