Jackie Speier

Covered abortions is what is critical here. So, only for rape, incest, and life of the mother will they cover the cost.

Military women are therefore understandably concerned about access to reproductive healthcare.

it is truly a great privilege for us to have heard from you... one that is untenable and unacceptable, and one that we must fix.

This is not a hearing on whether or not service members should be able to choose where they serve.

We respectfully ask that you summarize your testimony in 5 minutes or less.

the VA has the most restrictive policy of any Federal agency on abortion and abortion counseling.

The ability to access an abortion should not depend on how much money you have, where you live, or where you are stationed.

Do you think that this is going to discourage women from serving in the military?

the fact that we don't offer the healthcare at the military treatment facility where they are, means that they then have to take their--what leave they have and use it to get healthcare, which seems like it is once again another punitive…

Chairwoman Speier, we know that there is still more work to be done, and as we continue to review our policies, I commit to working with you and this committee, just as we have always done.

It is a weapon of war, Mr. Killoy, and no matter how you want to sugar coat it, it decapitates people.

These weapons were designed to massacre.

Without an assault weapon, the shooter in Highland Park would likely not have inflicted the extreme carnage we experienced.

Nine children per day that are tragically killed because they were playing with a firearm that was loaded. Correct?

The Protection of Law Commerce in Arms Act, PLCAA has really had the effect of robbing the American people of a mechanism to ensure the gun industry is protecting American consumers.

Given that you apparently are knowingly marketing to young people and you know that these young people, in particular, their weapon of choice is the assault weapon, the AR-15, why do you think companies should be shielded from liability if…

I would love to see some consistency on this policy.

I think that, Mr. Chairman, we might need to have a subsequent hearing on this because it is pretty serious.

It gets more painful every single day. When you think about it, you have an AG in Indiana who has smeared a healthcare professional in that State who did exactly what she was supposed to do in providing an abortion to a 10-year-old. But he…

I say to my colleagues, this is a really important amendment. This deals with suicide and securing guns. This program will be a pilot. It will be at five installations. It will be voluntary. It is bipartisan and bicameral. Senator Dan…

I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle J of title V, insert the following: SEC. 5__. PILOT PROGRAM ON SAFE STORAGE…

I think I have said enough, and I will close. I ask for a ``yes'' vote. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 1348, insert after line 23 the following (and conform the table of contents accordingly): SEC…

I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the appropriate place in title LVIII, insert the following: SEC. __. GENDER ANALYSIS IN FOREIGN…

This is really astonishing to me, as if servicemembers who are female, who are in States in which they do not have these benefits, should somehow be second-class citizens, I don't get. We have a Parliamentarian who determines whether or…