Rep Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) had a hip substitute after sustaining an injury while traveling previously today, according to a declaration from her workplace.
“Earlier this morning, Speaker Emerita Pelosi underwent a successful hip replacement and is well on the mend,” speaker Ian Krager stated in a declaration sent out to HuffPost on Saturday.
The declaration included that the previous House Speaker was“grateful to U.S. military staff at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center at Landstuhl Army Base and medical staff at Hospital Kirchberg in Luxembourg for their excellent care and kindness.”
Pelosi, 84, was harmed on a vacation to Luxembourg, where she became part of a bipartisan delegation honoring the 80th wedding anniversary of World War II’s Battle of the Bulge.
The New York Times, mentioning “a person familiar with the situation,” reported Friday that the congresswoman took a “hard fall” while coming down marble staircases. The Times additionally pointed out several confidential resources claiming that Pelosi had actually fractured her hip.
In the Saturday declaration, Krager included that Pelosi was “enjoying” the assistance and well desires she has actually obtained and “is ever determined to ensure access to quality health care for all Americans.”