Pelosi receives John F. Kennedy Award for Profile of Courage

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At a ceremony that took place Sunday night at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, Pelosi was the star of the evening. Several speeches were praised before taking the floor to accept his prize.

"I'm totally out of words. I am speechless. I am overwhelmed by the honor of all this, "she said.

Caroline Kennedy, daughter of President Kennedy, presented the award to Pelosi after a short speech in which she applauded Pelosi for "her constant action in the service of our highest principles and our most vulnerable citizens."

Pelosi was joined by several members of the Kennedy family on stage after receiving the award.

The California Democrat also spoke of the near-total ban on abortion recently adopted in Alabama, saying the government should not be involved in the choices women make regarding their own bodies.

"I do not think a politician should have anything to say about when a woman chooses, the size of her family or the health of her wife," she said, depending on the point of sale local CBS 4 WBZ.

Pelosi received the prestigious award for his role of "placing the national interest above the interest of his party to expand access to health care for all Americans, then, faced with a wave of political attacks, at the head of efforts to win back the majority and elect the most diverse congresses in the history of our country, "according to the website of the Presidential Library and Museum JFK.

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