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The following op-ed by Leader Pelosi appeared in the Hill commemorating Memorial Day and celebrating the bravery and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform. In the piece, Leader Pelosi writes that Congress has a sacred obligation to serve our veterans as well as they have served us.

The following article by Tahmina Achekzai appeared in the Daily Californian highlighting Leader Pelosi's commencement address to the 2014 graduating class of UC Berkeley. In her address, Leader Pelosi called on students to 'be disruptors' -- to use their education to advance the common good and surpass the status quo.

This Mother's Day blog post by Leader Pelosi appeared on MomsRising describing the Leader's admiration of her own mother and House Democrats' plans to help moms everywhere with commonsense policies: paycheck fairness; paid family and sick leave; and affordable, quality child care.

The following piece by Philip Galanes appeared in the New York Times chronicling a lunch conversation between Leader Pelosi and Julia Louis Dreyfus, star of HBO's "Veep."

The following article by Emily Heil appeared in the Washington Post highlighting a women's history month reception Leader Pelosi held honoring the leadership and service of Janet Yellen, the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve.

The following article appeared in the Rutgers Daily Targum covering Leader Pelosi's visit to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. Participating in a moderated conversation at the Center, Leader Pelosi discussed the many struggles and many successes women have experienced in the fight for equality in the United States.

"Last July, Pelosi and House Democrats unveiled their women's advocacy plan for pay equity and increased wages, paid family and sick leave as well as affordable access to child care. The engagements have been an opportunity for Democrats to connect with female voters across the country and drum up support for the midterm elections."

“What's really important is we have to fight for all of this in that tradition,” Pelosi said.