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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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Jul 13, 2022

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…

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Jul 12, 2022

We deplore violence against crisis pregnancy centers. We deplore violence against justices and judges. We deplore violence against the institution we call the U.S. Capitol. We also deplore violence against abortion clinics.

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Jun 24, 2022

I have recommended to the President. We should have a summit on women’s autonomy and right to make these decisions on her own.

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Jun 24, 2022

This is the greatest setback for women’s rights in the history of this country. It pains me to think that I have had this right and that my daughter won’t have this right.

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Jun 24, 2022

The Supreme Court now has become a weapon of the far right.

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Jun 24, 2022

We’ve got to make it as easy on women as possible.

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Jun 24, 2022

I had a procedure at 17 weeks pregnant with a child I lost a baby. But for you to stand on this floor and to suggest as you have that somehow this is a procedure that is either welcomed or done cavalierly or done without any thought is…

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Jun 21, 2022

Would you put in place a prohibition that nondisclosure agreements cannot be used by the various organizations under the NFL?

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Jun 21, 2022

So the Carolina Panthers, there was an investigation of them two years before the Commanders investigation.

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Jun 21, 2022

The survivors have begged you to release that report.

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Jun 15, 2022

Everyone knows what a lemon car is, but we have a fleet of lemon ships. They are called littoral combat ship, except it is a misnomer because it is not survivable in combat. Today, we are calling them the leaking, cracked ships, and let me…

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Jun 8, 2022

I believe I am the only Member of this House that is a victim of gun violence. My body is riddled with bullets. I have a divot in my leg that is the size of a football. I have skin grafts on all parts of my body. I live with that every…

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Jun 7, 2022

All I am asking my colleagues to do is open your hearts and listen, and I hope we still have enough humanity in this body to do this.

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Jun 7, 2022

The idea of turning our schools into prisons, into places where they are not conducive to teaching and learning, that is not the solution to this problem.

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Jun 7, 2022

I am haunted by what Dr. Guerrero said, that he went into the emergency room and one of the dead children was decapitated.

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Jun 7, 2022

I cannot believe that my colleagues don't recognize that prohibiting the sale of an assault weapon until the age of 21 isn't going to save lives.

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Jun 7, 2022

These are the same tired arguments used by the gun lobby to prevent meaningful change after Sandy Hook, after Parkland.

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Jun 7, 2022

We all know what the solution to this problem is. It is comprehensive gun reform in this country.

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May 17, 2022

Thank you both. Admiral, does the Department survey PME graduates about their experience with the program and whether it prepares them for future jobs?

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May 17, 2022

But let's say it doesn't happen. Let's say it just falls off. Who then is accountable to make sure that that is included in the curricula?

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May 17, 2022

This is not a, you know, year in which you can relax and enjoy your family. It shouldn't be that.

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May 17, 2022

Would you share some of those surveys with the committee, please?

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May 17, 2022

I commend the ranking member for making this a priority.

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May 17, 2022

So the widespread perception that it's hard to earn an A at JPME but even harder to get a C...

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