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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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Jul 13, 2022

This is really astonishing to me, as if servicemembers who are female, who are in States in which they do not have these benefits, should somehow be second-class citizens, I don't get. We have a Parliamentarian who determines whether or…

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Jul 13, 2022

It wasn't short nor sweet, but I am prepared to close and say this is pretty obvious. This does not take rocket science. All we are doing with this amendment, that is bipartisan and bicameral--maybe the gentleman should talk to Senator…

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Jul 13, 2022

I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle J of title V, insert the following: SEC. 5__. PILOT PROGRAM ON SAFE STORAGE…

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Jul 13, 2022

I say to my colleagues, this is a really important amendment. This deals with suicide and securing guns. This program will be a pilot. It will be at five installations. It will be voluntary. It is bipartisan and bicameral. Senator Dan…

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Jul 12, 2022

We deplore violence against crisis pregnancy centers. We deplore violence against justices and judges. We deplore violence against the institution we call the U.S. Capitol. We also deplore violence against abortion clinics.

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Jun 24, 2022

We’ve got to make it as easy on women as possible.

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Jun 24, 2022

I had a procedure at 17 weeks pregnant with a child I lost a baby. But for you to stand on this floor and to suggest as you have that somehow this is a procedure that is either welcomed or done cavalierly or done without any thought is…

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Jun 24, 2022

The Supreme Court now has become a weapon of the far right.

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Jun 24, 2022

This is the greatest setback for women’s rights in the history of this country. It pains me to think that I have had this right and that my daughter won’t have this right.

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Jun 24, 2022

I have recommended to the President. We should have a summit on women’s autonomy and right to make these decisions on her own.

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Jun 21, 2022

The survivors have begged you to release that report.

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