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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 am opposed to the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Speier moves to recommit the bill H.R. 3 to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report the same…
I thank you, Madam Chairman. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this legislation. Gas prices are approaching $5 a gallon, millions of Americans are looking for work, and we're busy turning the Tax Code into a moral club. Forget…
At the outset, let me say the following: As a member of the Democratic Caucus, there have been times in the past when I have supported Republican motions to recommit. I have done it a number of times, I confess. I am speaking to my…
The Kabuki dance is almost over, and like many of you, I'm wondering if we have lost our senses. By all reports by Leader Reid and Speaker Boehner, they are very close. It's not about money. Do you know what it's about? It's about…
This week the House will consider a misguided and dangerous bill to repeal the Clean Air Act standards that protect Americans from big polluters. Republicans are calling this bill the Energy Tax Prevention Act, except there is nothing to…
Tomorrow, the House Homeland Security Committee will hold a hearing that will actually have the potential to make our Nation less safe. The title of the hearing is ``The Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community,'' but…
I thank the gentleman. Reclaiming my time, you know, you had said earlier that our friends on the other side of the aisle were bemoaning the big government; and yet if any of the records that have been established by this commission are…
You know, you are absolutely right, and so is Will Rogers. I think that it's important for us to communicate to the American people that while we don't want bloated government, we want to make sure that there is a government that has the…
It offends me as well. As we conclude this half hour, I just want to say to our colleagues that this commission report must not gather dust. This commission report has got to be read by everyone, particularly our colleagues on the other…
I recently surveyed my constituents and asked them what they thought I should spend my time on in 2011. No surprise, they said jobs; create jobs. Fifteen million Americans without work today, and what does the Republican continuing…
Thank you, Madam Speaker, and I appreciate the opportunity this evening to talk about something that we're not talking much about right now. We talk about the loss of jobs, the unemployment. But what really caused it? You know, a few weeks…
Our budget is a serious document and a statement of our values as a Union. Americans are depending on us to reduce the deficit in a responsible manner while growing our economy and putting people back to work. But as their ``so be it, let…
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