Jackie Speier

I don't think that is right, personally.

I think we just need to make it explicit, is what I am suggesting.

One of the problems is that you have a victim who has come forward, is concerned about the fact that she has been sexually harassed.

I thank our ranking member, Mr. Brady, for his steadfast support on this issue; the chairman, Mr. Harper, who has moved swiftly to address this issue; and also my colleague, Congresswoman Comstock, for bringing this resolution to the…

Actually, it's really been received very well. I'm working with a number of Republicans on the bill. This is something that we have to be concerned about as employers where each required to run an office as if it is our office, that we're…

Do you believe that members of Congress who settle sexual harassment claims should be named publicly?

I think the member, what's called the MRA, the Member Representation Allowance needs to be looked at because in many respects, I think the numbers that we've been using as to the number of cases and the amount of money that has been…

Well the allegations are serious and that's why they need to be investigated.

Right now, if someone wants to file a complaint they've got to go through a month of legal counseling, then they have to sign a nondisclosure agreement that is in perpetuity. Then they go through mediation. And then they have to -- have a…

Well, actually, over the last 20 years, more than $15 million has been paid by the taxpayers of this country to settle about 260, 2- 6-0 settlements that dealt with not just sexual harassment, but forms of discrimination, racial…

I think that this system is really in the dark ages. And we are now in the 21st century.

Well, first of all, if anyone is in their offices and feels they're sexually harassed, they should come to me and I will personally walk them over to the office of compliant, so they can get services and file their complaint.

Well, it changes it dramatically. Right now, there's literally 90 days that a victim has to wait before they can either file a complaint or go to court. They also have to file and sign a nondisclosure agreement. They aren't represented by…

In the last 20 years there have been 260 settlements at a cost to the taxpayers of this country of $15 million. That $15 million has been there to silence victims of all types of workplace discrimination. Today we are here to change that…

Paul Manafort has a long reputation of working on campaigns, on presidential campaigns but the fact that is he an outlaw to the extent that he has been this slow so far is deeply concerning I think to all of us. And I'm beginning to wonder…

The center also lied about her due date, telling Sammi it was too late for an abortion. Finally, Sammi called her mom, who flew her to California to see Dr. Jenn. On behalf of Dr. Jenn and Sammi, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on H.R…

It is always hard for me to understand why our colleagues on the other side of the aisle embrace junk science, whether it is around global warming, where 99 percent of the scientists say, yes, it is happening, or in this case. We have the…

I know you have heard the story. Sunday, in Las Vegas, 59 people at a concert were mowed down and more than 500 were wounded. I know you have heard this story, too: last June, 49 cellphones on the floor of the Pulse Nightclub were ringing…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 3440, the DREAM Act, to protect DREAMers like Mariella. She is a Ph.D. student at UC Irvine. It is time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Trott). As previously…

I thank both of my colleagues for their expression of support for the concept of making sure that CTE is studied. I am just hopeful that we can guarantee, through this amendment, that of that $125 million, some portion of it is set aside…

The American people are becoming more and more aware of the degenerative disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, CTE, due to the crisis in the NFL. The NFL, of course, has been trying to sweep this under the rug. Very recently…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 37, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $25,000,000) (increased by $25,000,000)''…

I will just say that going pro, as Mr. Rooney has said, is not the goal of our military academies. If we are concerned about morale because we want to make sure they can go out on the football field and have great games against the Army…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chair, I am truly impressed by my colleague, Mr. Rooney, on any number of issues. This is not one of them. This is absurd. It is absolutely absurd. We have military academies to train the next…

Forgoing this testing could not only put our sailors at unnecessary risk, but could also lead to expensive retrofits for years to come. And for what? This is not what Americans expect when they tell us they want a strong defense. This is…