Jackie Speier: “This is not a, you know, year in which you can relax and enjoy your family. It shouldn't be that.”

civil rights and civil liberties of those who choose to use social media

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…

You've got to take ownership of it.

I thank the gentlewoman for her powerful comments. On top of everything else, we passed one law which was the Hyde amendment, that said you can't use Federal funds for medical abortions, so Medicaid was not made available for that purpose…