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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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Dec 19, 2017

And I think it will be a very sound proposal that will pass the House and move to the Senate and hopefully be passed there.

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Dec 19, 2017

This has been a bipartisan effort now over the last two months and I'm happy to say from the speaker on down, there has been a coming together of both Democrats and Republicans to reform this system.

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Dec 19, 2017

I do expect that we'll get a vote. In fact, it's a bipartisan measure.

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Dec 19, 2017

In fact, there are two members of Congress, Republican and Democrat, right now, who serve, who have been subject to review or not have been subject to review, but have engaged in sexual harassment.

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Dec 18, 2017

It's a grave concern to me and I think to many of my colleagues that this is the kind of action that could be undertaken by the president and we want to put him on notice that it is something that we will not tolerate.

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Dec 18, 2017

We're very concerned about that. These interviews have stepped up in their pace, two or three on the same day.

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Dec 18, 2017

I believe that the president wants all of this shut down. He wants to shut down these investigations and he wants to fire special counsel Mueller.

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Dec 18, 2017

This is a concerted effort to undermine the Mueller investigation. Make no mistake about it.

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Dec 18, 2017

I believe that the FBI acting director was, in fact, very forthcoming, willing to answer virtually all of our questions with the exception of a couple and I think that his testimony is very helpful to the investigation.

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Dec 18, 2017

The American people trust that we make sure the rule of law stands the test of time.

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Dec 6, 2017

I don't think that is right, personally.

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Dec 6, 2017

As Members of Congress we must hold ourselves to a higher standard, a standard that demonstrates that we are worthy of the trust placed in us by the public.

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