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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.

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Jul 9, 2015

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, coming out of committee, H.R. 6 was a bipartisan huge leap forward in our efforts to accelerate the development of lifesaving cures through medical research. Yet somehow, between the…

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Jul 7, 2015

``Ruff.'' That is what my dog Buddy says when he wants to go out for a walk, and that is what dogs throughout the bay area have been accustomed to doing in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area for decades. I, like them, believe that…

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Jul 7, 2015

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: limitation on use of funds Sec. __. None of the funds…

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Jun 24, 2015

Evidently, there are some court-martials underway right now that I am curious what the results have been.

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Jun 24, 2015

the extent that this kind of conduct is--was going on by missileers is very troubling I think to all of us.

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Jun 24, 2015

Thank you, Madam Chair. And thank you to all of the witnesses here today.

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Jun 24, 2015

My understanding is that there used to be an annual competition between the Navy and Air Force but that has been discontinued.

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Jun 24, 2015

Please provide the committee with a copy of the RAND report 'Identifying Key Workplaces Stressors Affecting the Twentieth Air Force.'

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Jun 24, 2015

As a follow-up to my question during the hearing, please provide our committee with information regarding recent or on-going court-martial cases.

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Jun 24, 2015

But there has been a huge morale problem.

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Jun 24, 2015

That doesn't respond to Congress not being told about it until they read about it in the paper.

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Jun 24, 2015

So, there is a huge morale problem, correct?

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