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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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Mar 14, 2017

It sounds to me a lot like the 2016 Presidential campaign.

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Mar 8, 2017

4 years ago, I stood on this same floor and condemned the online bullying of U.S. Marine Corps servicewomen on a public Facebook page. Today I stand before you again, incredulous, angry, and sad, to say that absolutely nothing has changed…

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Mar 7, 2017

The President has derided the New START Treaty as 'one-sided' and a 'bad deal.'

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Mar 7, 2017

The string of problems that led to the 2014 Nuclear Enterprise Review are a stunning example...

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Mar 1, 2017

So not that you can extract anything from conversations, and that is why we would like to look at the cases themselves.

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Mar 1, 2017

This morning, the President is being lauded for a speech that stayed on message and was optimistic. Those accolades would be deserved if his actions bore any resemblance to his words. But, instead, we were subjected to a barrage of third…

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Mar 1, 2017

If you had the Members of Congress, who, when they left office under whatever circumstances, had a similar ranking of honorable, general, or less-than-honorable, a lot of Members would leave with less-than-honorable discharges because of…

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Mar 1, 2017

I would like to see it standardized because I think for our military service members, they should all be treated the same.

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Mar 1, 2017

let's just look at military sexual trauma.

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Mar 1, 2017

Fifty percent grants in the Army and 11 percent grants in the Navy.

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Mar 1, 2017

I really want us to think about whether or not we should create a mechanism within these boards that will allow individuals to come back subsequently, after a period of years, make the case for their good behavior and potentially have…

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Mar 1, 2017

It would seem to me that there would be great benefit for standard policies to be put in place that would, you know, guide your decision making.

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