, representative susan davis, a representative and not issue -- karen bass, representative susan davis that issue, -- anna eshoo, barbara lee, doris matsui, and jackie speier. if anyone is on twitter, we are using wmn hist . michelle bernard will not be able to join us here today. i will start with 8 thank you 2 peter and judy, the under wide -- the underwriters for today's program. thank you so much. [applause] >> on behalf of our partnership with the national women's history museum, we are honored to host a celebration for the first female speaker of the house and current democratic leader nancy pelosi. [applause] >> leader pelosi has worked diligently to strengthen america's middle class, and new gi education bill for veterans of the iraq and afghanistan wars, increased services for veterans, families and their care givers. she has led the effort to provide the first u.s. contribution to the global fund to fight aids, tuberculosis and malaria. her work on behalf of women is not parallel. her leadership in passing the lilly ledbetter fair pay act -- [applause] >> or her work as a cha