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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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Jun 21, 2022

So the Carolina Panthers, there was an investigation of them two years before the Commanders investigation.

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Jun 21, 2022

Would you put in place a prohibition that nondisclosure agreements cannot be used by the various organizations under the NFL?

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Jun 15, 2022

Everyone knows what a lemon car is, but we have a fleet of lemon ships. They are called littoral combat ship, except it is a misnomer because it is not survivable in combat. Today, we are calling them the leaking, cracked ships, and let me…

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Jun 8, 2022

I believe I am the only Member of this House that is a victim of gun violence. My body is riddled with bullets. I have a divot in my leg that is the size of a football. I have skin grafts on all parts of my body. I live with that every…

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Jun 7, 2022

We all know what the solution to this problem is. It is comprehensive gun reform in this country.

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Jun 7, 2022

These are the same tired arguments used by the gun lobby to prevent meaningful change after Sandy Hook, after Parkland.

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Jun 7, 2022

The idea of turning our schools into prisons, into places where they are not conducive to teaching and learning, that is not the solution to this problem.

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Jun 7, 2022

I cannot believe that my colleagues don't recognize that prohibiting the sale of an assault weapon until the age of 21 isn't going to save lives.

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Jun 7, 2022

All I am asking my colleagues to do is open your hearts and listen, and I hope we still have enough humanity in this body to do this.

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Jun 7, 2022

I am haunted by what Dr. Guerrero said, that he went into the emergency room and one of the dead children was decapitated.

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May 17, 2022

This is not a, you know, year in which you can relax and enjoy your family. It shouldn't be that.

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May 17, 2022

I think, as we are seeing in many of our other entities, building a Russia and China focus is critical to building the kind of talent we want and the leadership we want.

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