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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 9, 2019

But it appears that it's not really about the family; it's really about making sure that Big Business has the lowest tax rates possible.

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Dec 9, 2019

Actually, most of you could do a lot better in the officer area than in the enlisted.

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Dec 4, 2019

So the question becomes, if it is basically stagnant, is that actually savings, because we are not seeing a cost of living increase?

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Dec 4, 2019

I am not confident that we are providing the level of mental health services we need.

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Dec 4, 2019

Good afternoon, everyone. We will call this hearing of the Military Personnel Subcommittee on Military Health System reform to order.

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Dec 4, 2019

It is not a good sign that none of you are responding here.

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Dec 4, 2019

I think that you have touched on an issue that probably deserves having a briefing on.

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Dec 4, 2019

Well, what happens if those billets are mental health professionals? I mean, one of the issues that we have talked about a lot today is the fact that we need more mental health providers.

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Dec 4, 2019

Let me also make note of the fact that when we were visiting the bases, it was astonishing to both of us that there was such a high incidence of autism among the families of service members.

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Dec 4, 2019

What we have seen since the budget year 2015 is an actual reduction in the cost of providing military health by about at least a billion dollars.

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Dec 4, 2019

I want to know where that money is going.

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Dec 1, 2019

Well, much like Attorney General Barr put out his summary before the Mueller report came out, the Republicans are putting out the rebuttal before the actual document comes out from the Intelligence Committee. It is intended to confuse the…

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