--- --- Sep 22, 2020 # Nancy Pelosi by Hakeem Jeffries  Philip Montgomery for TIME On Jan. 3, 2019, [Nancy D’Alesandro Pelosi](https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567750/nancy-pelosi-2/ "undefined") retook the reins as Speaker of the [most diverse Congress ever](https://time.com/longform/new-members-of-congress-2019/ "undefined"), in the midst of the [longest government shutdown in American history.](https://time.com/5499397/shutdown-longest-history/ "undefined") Since that moment, the country has careened from crisis to crisis, including [children caged at the border](https://time.com/5314769/family-separation-policy-donald-trump/ "undefined"), the impeachment of the President, a [possible war with Iran](https://time.com/5761407/president-trump-iran-soleimani-address/ "undefined"), the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://time.com/5751699/donald-trump-impeached/ "undefined"), an [economic recession](https://time.com/5861134/covid-19-recession-should-be-worse/ "undefined") and [rising tension connected to police violence](https://time.com/5851855/systemic-racism-america/ "undefined"). In these turbulent waters, Speaker Pelosi has masterfully captained the ship. Pelosi is [a legendary negotiator](https://time.com/5388347/nancy-pelosi-democrats-feminism/ "undefined"). Her work on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement and the [pandemic-relief CARES Act](https://time.com/5867908/stimulus-unemployment-benefits-coronavirus/ "undefined") transformed both bills into legislation that works for everyday Americans, not just the [wealthy and well-connected](https://time.com/5845116/coronavirus-bailout-rich-richer/ "undefined"). Amid a constitutional crisis, she led the way through a historic impeachment in a solemn and sober fashion to reaffirm the long-standing principle that no one is above the law. With an unyielding focus on results, Speaker Pelosi has brought together an ideologically diverse group of House Democrats to get things done. _Jeffries is a Democratic Congressman from New York and the Democratic caucus chair_ Nancy Pelosi Is on the 2020 TIME 100 List ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888303/nancy-pelosi-speaker-of-the-house/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888303/nancy-pelosi-speaker-of-the-house/"},"headline":"Nancy Pelosi","datePublished":"2020-09-22T19:00:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-07-21T07:21:59.203Z","description":"Find out why the Speaker of the House is one of the most influential people of 2020, according to U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries.","url":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888303/nancy-pelosi-speaker-of-the-house/","keywords":["TIME 100","T100 2020","T100 2020 Leaders"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte7eded73c19e6387/698a1251929fad5683bf68f1/time-100-Nancy-Pelosi.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte7eded73c19e6387/698a1251929fad5683bf68f1/time-100-Nancy-Pelosi.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888303/nancy-pelosi-speaker-of-the-house/","name":"Nancy Pelosi"}}]}] ```