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Today in the red share is Representative Nancy Pelosi, who I've known for a very long time.

She's the minority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives and former Speaker of the House, and maybe Speaker-to-B, we'll see.

She currently represents California's 12th Congressional District, which includes most of San Francisco and has served in Congress since 1987, leader Pelosi.

Welcome to the show.

Thank you for my pleasure.

I know, the red share, finally.

Let me get a hot seat.

Yes, it is, but I think you'll be able to handle all my tough questions.

So you were here, we're going to start with what you were here.

You were in our building today, doing something, explain what you're doing, this innovation agenda that you've been part of.

Innovation agenda is an initiative that we started in 2005 and 2006, traveling the country under a leadership of Congresswoman Anna Eshu,

Phil Convalley, Zalofgren, George Miller, our chair of the Education Committee.

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