Jackie Speier

We cannot continue to be the only industrialized nation without a clear industrial and labor policy.

Job growth critical to jumpstarting our economy by keeping our youth, including those most at risk of becoming disconnected from the labor force, employed

I urge the Committee to strongly consider adopting the President's request to reform our health care system

If we do not provide adequate funding for food safety regulation, an inevitable and catastrophic contamination outbreak will be not a matter of if, but when.

Through reforms to our nation's health care system, investments in our children's education and development of a productive American green jobs industry, the United States will regain its economic footing.

Your report that basically made the case that we were short-changed in the original contracts that were made with the banks is pretty astonishing.

What do we have to do to make sure that everyone who has received TARP money is required to respond to you?

I hope that you will do that, and we will attempt to act more quickly.

while Democrats in Congress are pushing for a recovery package to put Americans back to work, the recovery is delayed by the same Washington Republicans who helped craft the Bush-onomics that created this recession. In 1993, Washington…

Madam Speaker and Members, it is a remarkable day today because we will vote to insure 11 million American children. But the real question is, do we want to continue to be a third world country because we are the only industrialized Nation…

When are we going to stop pulling the wool over the eyes of the American people? The proposed FISA law protects no one other than the administration and those within it who may use this new-found power to snoop and spy in areas where they…

45 years ago today, President Kennedy signed a law to end what he called the ``unconscionable practice of paying female workers less wages than male workers for the same job.'' When President Kennedy signed the law, women earned 60 cents…

Congress today is making an important first step toward protecting Americans from discrimination based on their genetic information. I support this bill and the premise that a predisposition to disease should never be a factor in access to…

today, in California, 1.7 million children under age six require childcare because of working parents. Of these, nearly 200,000 are served in local programs that receive money from Child Care and Development Block Grants. Mr. Speaker, you…

I am proud to have been chosen by a substantial majority of San Francisco and San Mateo County voters. I'm humbled by the faith they have placed in me and by the awesome legacy this particular seat holds. Recently, I was introduced as…

The evidence would suggest that many dietary supplements are dangerous and have been linked to the deaths of more than 100 people.