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Geriatric Congress: Nancy Pelosi, 83, Announces She is Running AGAIN

September 9, 2023 2:45 amSeptember 11, 2023 11:54 am

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Twitter Friday she is running for reelection. Pelosi, who was born in 1940 and is now 83, will be 86 at the end of her next term in Congress. In the summer of...

Why does the U.S. Congress Have So Many Geriatric Members?

January 3, 2021 2:05 amJanuary 4, 2021 11:02 am

The United States has a rather aged Congress. It’s not just the leadership of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Leader Mitch McConnell, ages 80 and 78 respectively, but over half of the members of both the House and the...