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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 gentleman. Are we able to distinguish the plot of ``Home Alone'' from congressional proceedings? Today, I am not so sure. I find myself comparing the bumbling criminals trying to break into a house to the misleading criminals…
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Universities are supposed to be in the business of illumination, but as we have seen in recent cases at Cal Tech and at UC Berkeley, that is not always the case. At UC, world-renowned astronomer Geoff Marcy sexually harassed students for…
Last year, newly elected Speaker Ryan made a New Year's resolution that the House would once again consider serious legislation for the benefit of the American people. Yesterday was the very first day of our legislative session, and the…
While many around the world are watching the climate talks in Paris, some of my constituents along the San Francisco Peninsula are watching the Pacific Ocean. That is because an unusually warm climate and water has led to a record toxic…
Faisal Shahzad was already on the no-fly list when he attempted to bomb Times Square in May of 2010. If he had decided to walk into a gun store that day, he would have walked out with a gun in hand. Fortunately, Shahzad's bomb failed to go…
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 4, nays 394, answered ``present'' 2, not voting 33, as follows: [Roll No. 677] YEAS--4 DeFazio Harris…
I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, the gentlewoman just referred to H.R. 3859 as a unanimous bill that came out of Homeland Security. She spoke about how this measure is going to get rid of reporting requirements and…
I thank my colleagues for joining in this effort tonight. I would like to thank my colleague and coauthor of the House version of this bill, H.R. 2191, Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, for her support and leadership on this issue. I want to also…
Integrated circuits in microelectronics are used in everything from cruise missiles to drones and classified computer systems.
And I would think this would be a great opportunity to allow companies who are so inclined to repatriate their money if it were to go to manufacturing of microelectronics, because we could make the case that it is a national security issue.
So you are saying that for something as important for our national security as leading-edge microelectronics, we were awarding a 1-year contract with options to renegotiate?
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