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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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Dec 8, 2020

In the Morales case, my conversation with the mother suggested to me that there was basically a sense that he was a bad actor...

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Dec 8, 2020

I am not convinced that this is just a Fort Hood problem.

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Dec 8, 2020

Do you think it would be appropriate to create an article in the UCMJ on sexual harassment?

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Dec 8, 2020

the chief investigator in the middle of the investigation of Vanessa Guillen's disappearance was transferred.

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Dec 8, 2020

I believe, in the last 2 years' Congress, through this subcommittee, have achieved more for military families than any Congress I am aware of in a long, long time.

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Dec 8, 2020

We will hold the Army and its leadership accountable.

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Dec 8, 2020

It was a culture that was developed over time out of neglect and persisted over a series of commands that predated 2018. A toxic culture was allowed to harden and set.

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Dec 8, 2020

the CID detachment received almost no support from their battalion leadership, resulting in an undermanned, inexperienced team investigating a high-profile disappearance.

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Nov 19, 2020

Should we be trusting the Taliban with women's rights, human rights, and minorities rights?

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Nov 17, 2020

remediation measures such as, and I quote, covering contaminated areas with clean soil and declaring them, quote, off limits were taken to reduce the risk of these hazards.

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Nov 17, 2020

Mr. Chairman, I would certainly recommend that if they've already identified that some 60 percent of the veterans from K2 have been identified and have come forward, it would make sense that we should communicate with the remaining 40…

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Nov 17, 2020

So, the study is going to be--forgive me. I did come late. The study is going to be completed within 180 days or not?

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