Nancy Pelosi speaks at the State Department's Anti-Corruption Champions Awards Ceremony in Washington, DC, US on December 9, 2024.
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Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi He was hospitalized after being injured while traveling with a congressional delegation Luxembourgher office said Friday.
Pelosi's spokesman, Ian Crager, said in a press statement that Pelosi, 84, “sustained an injury during an official engagement and was taken to the hospital for evaluation.” press release.
the Honorary Democratic Speaker Krager said the current US representative from California is “currently receiving excellent treatment from doctors and medical professionals.”
“She continues to work and regrets not being able to attend the rest of CODEL’s engagements,” he said.
A spokesman did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for additional details about the incident.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appears here at the US Embassy in Luxembourg on December 13, 2024.
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The bipartisan delegation was scheduled to travel to Belgium and Luxembourg to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, when German and Allied forces clashed in the Ardennes region during World War II.
US lawmakers are scheduled to participate in anniversary celebrations on Friday and Saturday “along with veterans and their families, active-duty soldiers, government and military officials, and foreign dignitaries.” Pelosi's office He said before the flight.
Pelosi “conveys her thanks and praise to the veterans and her gratitude to the people of Luxembourg and Bastogne for their service in World War II and their role in bringing peace to Europe,” Krager said in a statement on Friday.
“Speaker Emerita Pelosi was personally and formally honored to travel with the distinguished delegation, many of whom had family members who fought in World War II — including her Uncle Johnny. She looks forward to returning home to the United States soon,” the spokesperson said. .
The delegation included 18 deputies It was led by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, Republican of Texas. McCaul's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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