Jackie Speier

Well, thank you, Congressman, for your great presentation and your passion around making it in America, which should be underscored, because one of the great things that happens in my district is a lot of innovation. Tesla, which is an…

Well, we can certainly try to encourage it. I don't know if you have any more thoughts.

So let's talk about what the solution is to protect Americans from volatile gas prices and to kick our dependence on foreign oil. That becomes the secret. {time} 2000 I mean, by every focus, if we kick our dependence on foreign oil, we are…

An interesting point along the same lines, maybe 4 or 5 years ago, the percentage of speculation in the oil market was 30 percent. The speculators were involved in about 30 percent. About 70 percent were end-users that were in the market…

So we know that we're pumping more oil out of the ground in this country right now than ever before in our history, more than is being pumped anywhere else in the world--1,300 oil rigs. We know that we are still giving the industry a huge…

The next chart that we're going to put up is one that you'll find particularly interesting. This is the Big Five oil companies and how much money they made just in 2011. As can you see, $137 billion last year--a 75 percent increase in the…

Thank you very much. I will be joined during this hour by my good friend and colleague from California, Congressman John Garamendi. I would like to just begin this discussion on oil prices by recalling that in 2008, the constant refrain…

The truth of the matter is that all of us are temporary as members of Congress. We have two-year terms.

I think it is a waste of taxpayer funds if all of these recommendations that are being made and the potential savings that are suggested in the $87 billion range, if we can't force these departments to take the actions that the inspectors…

This discussion should probably be directed at the Senate more so than at the President.

I rise again for the 19th time to highlight the epidemic of rape and sexual assault in the military. By the military's own figures, 19,000 sexual assaults and rapes occur each year, but only 13 percent of the members of the military…

Let me get this straight. My good friends on the Republican side are really interested in cutting taxes for the wealthy, but when it comes to maybe cutting the taxes that students would be paying on the student loans that they have by…

I'm sick of women getting the short end of the stick. On the whole, women earn less than men for the exact same jobs. In fact, compared to men, women basically work for free 3.5 months of the year since we only make 77 cents for every…

I thank my colleague from Connecticut, who says it better than any of us and with such great fervor and passion. You know, there are times here when I am elated, and there are times here when I'm sick to my stomach. And tonight is one of…

I rise again to highlight the epidemic of sexual assault and rape in the military. Next week will mark the 1-year anniversary of my first floor speech on this issue. That day, I told the story of Technical Sergeant Mary Gallagher, who was…

Who among us is not for competition and innovation? This amendment speaks directly to that issue. And I want to read you the amendment: This act shall not take effect until the Federal Communications Commission submits to Congress a report…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 22, after line 24, insert the following (and redesignate the subsequent section accordingly): SEC. 4…

I rise again today to highlight the epidemic of rape and sexual assault in the military. This is the 17th time that I've stood here on the House floor to tell the story of a brave member of our military who has been raped or sexually…

What is happening in my country? If former President Woodrow Wilson were here today, he would say the government which was designed for the people has got into the hands of the bosses and their employers with special interests.

We simply cannot afford it.

Finding the right balance must be our top priority.

The proposed cuts to NASA's budget would devastate JPL's workforce and require our nation's brightest to look elsewhere for work.

But the benefits do not stop there.

I rise again this morning to highlight the epidemic of rape and sexual assault in the military. I'm here to decry a code of dishonor that protects rapists and punishes victims. I'm here to call out an entrenched chain of command that…

As I look at it, I don't know what the differential is in cost.