Press Releases
06/02/2011
Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) today held a press conference to call on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Administration to require TSA uniforms be manufactured in the United States.
05/27/2011
Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-San Francisco/San Mateo) was named a senior whip this week by House Democratic leadership. The whip team meets regularly to develop legislation and amendments that will create jobs and strengthen the middle class. They also work to build strong support within the caucus for this agenda, especially on key votes.
05/26/2011
Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-San Francisco/San Mateo) called for a crackdown on Wall Street speculators during a Congressional Populist Caucus press conference on rising gas prices.
Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-San Francisco/San Mateo) today spoke out against the so-called “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act.”
Speier also offered the final amendment or “Motion to Recommit” that would have amended the bill to prohibit any federal agency—namely the IRS—from accessing a woman’s private health records in
05/01/11
Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, tonight released the following statement in response to the killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden.
“Nearly ten years after Osama Bin Laden spearheaded the worst terrorist attack in our
04/15/11
WASHINGTON, DC-Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA)today released the following statement after voting against the Republican budget.
“The Republicans have dubbed their budget the ‘Path to Prosperity,’ but it is actually a dead end for our seniors.
04/13/11
Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) today was joined by a group of Filipino veterans from California to demand full benefits for their service to our nation.
During World War II, about 250,000 Filipinos volunteered to fight alongside U.S. troops.
04/12/11
Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-San Francisco/San Mateo) today introduced the Integrity in Medicare Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Act of 2011, legislation that will cut wasteful Medicare spending and protect patients from dangerous and unnecessary exposure to radiation.
Current law bars physicians from referring Medic