On February 25, in Hesston, Kansas, a disgruntled coworker killed Renee Benjamin, 30; Josh Higbee, 31; and Brian Sadowsky, 44, with an imported Serbian AK-47-type assault weapon. ATF has the power to ban these weapons. President George…
Jackie Speier
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Jackie Speier is a former U.S. Representative from California, serving in the House of Representatives from January 3, 2008, until January 15, 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented California's 14th congressional district. Speier is known for her advocacy on issues such as women's rights, healthcare, and gun control. She gained national attention for her work on the Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights and her efforts to address military sexual assault. Speier's political career began in the California State Assembly, where she served from 2002 to 2006 before moving to the U.S. Congress.
I thank the gentlewoman from New Jersey for bringing us together tonight to talk about one of the most fundamental issues facing women in this country. I would hope that we would do these Special Orders on a monthly basis or maybe even…
It is incumbent on us to start to do a much better job of identifying it and promoting research.
I cannot go back to them and face them eye to eye and say that things are any better on the Federal level.
Shame on us, too, for not just yanking the funding from that agency until they get their act together.
The relationship between PHMSA and the industry is too cozy, much like the California Public Utilities Commission has too cozy a relationship with the utilities in California.
I am concerned that our strategy hasn't yield the positive results that would inspire confidence that the Afghan security forces can go it alone any time in the foreseeable future.
By many accounts, 2015 was the worst year for security instability in Afghanistan since 2001.
Will we ever leave? Can we ever leave? I am not convinced that our existing plan is one that we can take to the American people and assure them that our presence in Afghanistan is worth the cost in money and in lives.





