Jackie Speier

So, just asking is coercion.

I think that old adage about not changing the spots on a leopard really applies here.

We want truth. That's all, pure and simple.

Americans throughout this country, regardless of their party affiliation, want the Postal Service to operate properly. And there is an effort under way to slow the mail.

We want the background information about decisions made to shut off the sorting machines, to reduce overtime.

It is part of the powers given to the House and the Senate in the Constitution in Article 1.

Understanding that NCOs are many times the individuals preying on the young service members, are soldiers empowered to report outside their chain of command?

What standard is being used by investigators and SHARP in determining 'credible' evidence?

Why were the statements made by her family, her sisters and fellow soldiers found 'not credible'?

If Vanessa shared her concerns with others, who were supposedly interviewed, how could the investigation have found no credible evidence of harassment by Vanessa?

In the case of Vanessa Guillen, she told her family, her friends, and fellow soldiers about the harassment.

I intend to lead a CODEL to Fort Hood within the next month, and I invite all my colleagues to join me.

We are not going to let Vanessa to have died in vain. And every step will be pursued to find justice.

We have to do better by our women. We have to do better by our women minorities, our black and browns, our Latinas.

The amendments that are currently within the FY 2021 NDAA that relate to changing the reporting chain... it absolutely must pass within the NDAA this year.

MST is a scourge on our Armed Forces, diminishing the public trust in the institution that is the U.S. military.

I think it is very important, as we study this issue, to recognize that Colonel Wempe's investigation was not scientifically based.

We have a real problem.

But you also, I think, in your report indicated that the--is it the SHARP 360 program? Are you familiar with that?

We have to do better by them, because 9 out of 10 of those women want to stay and their experience doesn't let them stay, and retention is blown away.

We need that bias to be removed. We need for reporting chains to be permissible for soldiers and other service members to be able to speak with comfort and without fear of retaliation.

What are we doing to get it to stop trending?

Leaving that number of people still impacted by sexual harassment means that you've got thousands of soldiers.

I want to focus my deepest sympathy to her family and my continued partnership, collaboration with Congresswoman Garcia.

I think it sends a message to the soldiers: don't rock the boat.