By Richard Cowan and Idrees Ali
WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi was injured on a trip to Luxembourg and has been admitted to a hospital for evaluation, her office said in a statement on Friday.
Pelosi, 84, was the first woman to serve as speaker of the House and had also been a longtime leader of the House Democratic Caucus.
“While traveling with a bipartisan Congressional delegation in Luxembourg to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi sustained an injury during an official engagement and was admitted to the hospital for evaluation,” Pelosi spokesperson Ian Krager said in a statement.
“Speaker Emerita Pelosi is currently receiving excellent treatment from doctors and medical professionals. She continues to work,” he added, but did not say what caused Pelosi’s injury.
She is the second senior member of Congress to suffer an injury this week. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, 82, sustained minor injuries after falling in the Capitol…
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