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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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May 1, 2019

Innocent children shouldn't pay the price for the President's cruel immigration agenda. Steamrolling the facts and the law, he has implemented policy after failed policy, playing catch and release with his own cabinet. As the President…

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Apr 29, 2019

It is wrong that it has gone on as long as it has without the Congress of the United States putting their big-people britches on.

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Apr 29, 2019

My primary concern is to make sure that the failures you experienced in the military medical health system do not happen to other service members.

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Apr 29, 2019

I love when that kind of claim is made by someone who didn't serve. Because I have served, and I know that that kind of claim is ridiculous.

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Apr 29, 2019

So the first scan actually did detect the error. It just wasn't--you weren't informed, and you weren't referred.

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Apr 29, 2019

Thank you, Chairwoman Speier, and to the members of the subcommittee for the opportunity to speak today.

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Apr 29, 2019

It is, frankly, an embarrassment.

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Apr 29, 2019

We need the ERA so that we can achieve our full economic and social potential.

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Apr 29, 2019

But it appears that these facilities are providing services, first and foremost, to the spouses and the dependents.

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Apr 29, 2019

The amendment to the Federal Tort Claims Act is an amendment that I am introducing as a bill later today. And it will be named after Sergeant Stayskal.

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Apr 29, 2019

This is not a stalking horse for abortion.

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