In her own words: Pelosi steps back after decades in charge

speaks to Pelosi on Capitol Hill on Jan. 8, 2003. © Melina Mara/Melina Mara Rep. Steny H. Hoyer speaks to Pelosi on Capitol Hill on Jan. 8, 2003. Pelosi speaks with staff on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. in January 2003. Hoyer leans toward Pelosi during a news conference about the first 100 days in Congress on Capitol Hill on May 22, 2009. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks to fellow lawmakers outside her office on Capitol Hill on Dec. 21, 2010.