Jackie Speier

I have never heard, I will say today this is the first time I have ever heard of charging money for mandatory parties of palm reading.

I think it is heartbreaking number one for the sake of our veterans, for the sake of many of you that went to work and to do good for those who have done the best sacrifice in our nation, our brave men and women.

I think we have heard so many reprehensible stories which is why America from New York to California stood up last year and said enough is enough.

We need automatic remote control shutoff valves.

We know how to prevent pipeline explosions.

How many more of these tragedies do we need before we get serious about pipeline safety?

The system, frankly, is fundamentally broken.

This looks like it could be candy for kids, but it is not. These are detergent packs that we use in our dishwasher or in our washing machines. Last year, the National Poison Data System received 17,230 calls involving children who are…

Whether a fair representation or not, to many in the world Guantanamo symbolizes a manifestation of lawless abuse.

I really think that there is no higher calling for all of us as Members of Congress than to do rigorous investigations and oversight.

Responsibly managed transfers of select individuals from Guantanamo into the custody of foreign countries constitutes the necessary first steps towards closing the detention center there and to embracing a more pragmatic detention policy…

It is long past time for the United States Government to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay.

Its continuing operation damages national security by justifying abhorrent extremist behavior, by undermining relationships with allies and partners around the globe.

The President of the United States will receive $200,000 a year in retirement benefits.

Your recommendations are bold. They are thorough. As I have listened to many of my colleagues push back on you, you had the answers.

I now would like to shift gears, Mr. Speaker, and speak about an issue that, frankly, John Dingell would be very concerned about as well, and that has to do with Medicaid primary care pay bump. At the end of this year there will be up to 7…

One of the great privileges of serving in this body is that occasionally we walk among giants. Most of us 435 Members are ordinary, but among us are a few extraordinary citizens who become Members of Congress and serve this great country…

I thank the gentleman from California. You are right. For more than 25 years, I have actually represented UCSF in the State legislature and then here in Congress, except as a result of reapportionment in the last 2 years. So I no longer…

It seems like our priorities are not quite on what the American people would be interested in.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

We have been having a raging debate in this House over the Ex-Im Bank. Many of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are screaming that that is, in fact, corporate welfare. Well, when the three largest oil companies in this…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 21, line 2, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by $30,935,000)''. Page 59, line 20, after the dollar amount…

So this alternative dispute resolution would be valuable to providers in particular if it was a decision that was going to be made swiftly.

In fact, your reference to public health is worth restating.

Thank you, Administrator McCarthy, for being here.