Jackie Speier

And having been a victim of violence in Guyana 43 years ago, having had to wear body armor because there were threats against me when I was in the state legislature, having had someone actually convicted more recently of having made…

If we sit silently, it`s tacit approval. And he keeps crossing the line, and others keep crossing the line.

It`s actually quite toxic, Jason. And the fact that we have members who will make motions to adjourn regularly or force suspension bills to be taken up for roll call votes are throwing sand into the gears of the democracy that we value.

Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez was chosen by Mr. Gosar to be killed in his little cartoon.

Violence against women is a problem in this country. It`s a problem for women in powerful positions around the world.

I thank the gentlewoman for her comments. I think it is important to point out, as she did, that when we are in a situation where we want to bring our family members who are dying home and keep them at home, and bring in home healthcare…

This would allow much greater protection for women because Congress could then enact laws.

The Constitution does not prohibit discrimination based on sex.

I would ask the Congresswoman, before she leaves, she has also served in the military, and as she called upon this being an economic issue, is it not also a national security issue?

I thank my co-chair for that passionate speech. I think you pointed out, as heads of households, that the feminization of poverty that was dubbed some 30 years ago is still, in fact, what we are dealing with today.

I thank the gentlewoman and dear friend, Ms. Frankel. Madam Speaker, I would also point out that as we look at the infrastructure bill that everyone is supporting, that trillion-dollar package is going to create 2 million jobs over the…

I am astonished by the last hour. It is like they are living in a different universe. If you look at the economic growth in the United States under this administration, it is actually growing at such a rate that by the end of the year it…

That is part of what we are trying to do with Build Back Better. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania (Ms. Houlahan), my colleague on the Armed Services Committee and the Military Personnel Subcommittee, and someone…

I thank the gentlewoman for her rousing speech and making the case, once again, that women are the backbone of this country. If we build back better in the Build Back Better plan, what we will have is a situation where 2 million more jobs…

I thank the gentlewoman for participating today. I yield to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Lois Frankel), my friend and colleague, and co-chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus.

I hope someday it will be put back on the political hopper, starting over again, collecting the necessary number of states to ratify it.

I thank the gentlewoman from Texas for her comments, and I thank Madam Speaker for allowing us to have this Special Order hour to talk about families in America and what the Build Back Better plan will do to make sure that families have…

Isn't it stunning that we will pay those who watch our money six times as much money as we will pay those who take care of our children?

Well, that is why we have lost so many slots in childcare centers around the country. That is why 60 percent of our families live in childcare deserts now. Think about that. {time} 1745 There is no childcare available, even if they have…

I thank the gentlewoman for her comments and for her great leadership. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from the great State of California (Ms. Barragan).

I am very impressed that my colleague took the red-eye because she was caring for her family and she is here tonight caring for her constituents. I hope the gentlewoman can go home and get some rest. Madam Speaker, I yield to the…

I thank the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania for her comments. I do believe that today a woman serving in the Air Force would have the benefits of 12 weeks of paid parental leave and, hopefully, in the very near future a childcare system that…

We all know that from 1 to 3 is when the brain is developing. That is when the resources need to be made available to these young infants and toddlers so that they will be prepared to then go into pre-K and then into school. If you don't…

That is correct. In fact, as I pointed out earlier, France had it back in 1913. Think about that. We are a century later and we are still struggling with parental and medical leave. It is important to point out, the vast majority of this…

I was one of the members in the House Gallery lying on the floor when the shots rang out, thinking that I was going to die that day.