Jackie Speier: “we, as a Congress, have got to take some blame for what is going on; and I think this committee is poised to do the…”

I thank my great caucus cochair and good friend, Congresswoman Lois Frankel, for this bill. I thank the chairman for bringing this bill to the floor. I also thank the Speaker for her extraordinary work in this area. I sit here and think to…

No one should get a general discharge by being the person that's committed the crime of revenge porn.

This is a very important hearing because, in fact, we are doing a benchmark review of the work of the DOD.

Words matter, and Members of Congress who speak in those kinds of terms should be called out.