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Pelosi and many other Democratic congresswomen were
dressed in white in tribute to the 19th Amendment to the
Constitution, which gave women the right to vote. The
speaker also wore a gold pin on her lapel that she also wore
on the day Trump was impeached.
“That pin is the mace of the United States House of
Representatives. It’s 13 bundled rods with a globe on top of
them and with an American bald eagle,” Pelosi explained at
the time.
Republicans gave Trump a rousing welcome, while
Democrats held their applause through much of the early
portions of his speech.