Jackie Speier

The disparity of having 588 in the Army who are disqualified, zero in the Air Force, zero in the Marine Corps, and only 5 in the Navy suggests that they are using different means by which to do the screening.

You know, I know this isn't on your bucket list.

I met yesterday with General Snow, the newest SAPRO [Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office] director.

I have grave reservations about those in positions of authority right under you that are not necessarily taking your direction seriously.

I think if we ask the American people do you think that private contractors should be determining whether or not top secret clearances are given to various contractors and various Federal employees, they would probably be alarmed to know…

I fear that this document will not stand up to the scrutiny.

No one watching this hearing right now should in any way believe that this is a bipartisan product.

The American people are sick of it, and I am sick of it.

I believe, Mr. Chairman, that you are an honorable man.

There are many, many Americans like that today who would like to go out and fulfill their dream, but they are stuck in their job because of health insurance.

If someone says that they have decided to leave their job for personal reasons--they just decided they wanted to retire early--we would not put them in the category of having lost their jobs.

The statement that has been made by the leadership of both houses in the last 24 hours is that we knew it was true, it is true. The CBO now says it is true. 2 million jobs will be lost as a result of the Affordable Care Act. And that…

I have a fantasy that I would like to share with you, and it is a fantasy that we would have a new House rule that would require members to wear Pinocchio noses every time they make a statement that is not true.

It's outrageous. We have a Defense Logistics Agency, it's our hardware store, it's got parts that are going to be there for and can be used for the next 100 years.

You, too, were here in Congress during the Bush administration when there was an extraordinary increase in the budget for the NIH. The Republicans at that time recognized the value of keeping the NIH robust in the funds that it had in…

I thank the gentleman from California for lending his support and his articulation of this issue. To his point about the jobs being lost, this year's sequester cuts were estimated to result in the loss of more than 20,000 jobs and $3…

That is right: a cut of 5 percent. So another example of how China is going to eclipse us in more ways than one. And those young researchers that we have been talking about are going to be going to China to do their research.

I just point out that China is eating our lunch, so to speak. This is just the funding from 2012 and 2013. We referenced this earlier. And Congressman Waxman was talking about what they are doing relative to climate change. Look what they…

To your point, this $1.2 trillion in the year 2050 is coming from all the taxpayers in this country. Because these are Medicare patients. These are Medicaid patients. What would be really stunning is to understand that if we were able to…

We are joined by the Congressman from northern California, my colleague for many years, Congressman John Garamendi, who is no stranger to this floor for Special Orders, I might add.

Well, I thank the gentlelady for her passionate and clear-minded commentary on how critical this is for the entire country and to all the lives that are at risk, should we not fund NIH at a level that is going to come up with the next…

Would the gentlelady entertain a question? You were here when then-President Bush worked in a bipartisan fashion with the House and the Senate, the Republicans and the Democrats, to double the funding for NIH; and all we have seen since…

I thank the gentleman from California. And I thank him for recognizing so early in his career here in Congress the critical need we have not only to support NIH but also the biotechnology companies that are part and parcel of what…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee The Acting CHAIR…

This has got to be fixed. Human beings who come forward and make points like this that show that there is abuse need to be heard and the issue needs to be resolved.