Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was admitted to the hospital after suffering an injury while on congressional travel overseas.
Mrs. Pelosi, 84, was visiting Luxembourg with a bipartisan congressional delegation to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge when she “sustained an injury during an official engagement and was admitted to the hospital for evaluation,” her spokesman, Ian Krager, said in a statement.
Mr. Krager didn’t say what the injury was, only that the California Democrat “is currently receiving excellent treatment from doctors and medical professionals.”
He added: “She continues to work and regrets that she is unable to attend the remainder of the CODEL [congressional delegation] engagements to honor the courage of our service members during one of the greatest acts of American heroism in our nation’s history. She looks forward to returning home to the U.S. soon.”
The Battle of the Bulge, which lasted from mid-December 1944 to late January 1945 in Belgium and Luxembourg, was the largest the United States fought against the Germans in World War II and is considered one of the most important in bringing an end to the conflict on the Western front.
Mrs. Pelosi’s uncle Johnny fought in World War II. Other members in the congressional delegation visiting Luxembourg also had family members who fought in the war.
“Speaker Emerita Pelosi conveys her thanks and praise to our veterans and gratitude to people of Luxembourg and Bastogne [Belgium] for their service in World War II and their role in bringing peace to Europe,” Mr. Krager said Friday.
• Lindsey McPherson can be reached at lmcpherson@washingtontimes.com.
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