Press Releases
San Mateo, CA – Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-14) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)’s announcement on Friday that it has approved an additional $1.5 million in federal funds for the NOVA Workforce Board’s dislocated worker program.
San Mateo, CA - Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-14) today shared a breakthrough announcement by USPS and the City of Foster City of a location for a new post office next to city hall that is scheduled to open on September 15, 2018. Foster City has been without a post office since January 31, 2018 due to the expiration of the old post office’s lease.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) today congratulated the military services on their decision to adopt random jury selection in military trials in order to guard against undue influence. During debate in the House Armed Services Committee over the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Rep.
Washington, DC – Five lawmakers today introduced a bipartisan bill giving a full range of medical services to families with children who have life-limiting illnesses and who qualify for Medicaid, which currently has gaps in such coverage.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) announced her support today for passage of H.R. 5515, the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019.
Bipartisan Bill Also Incents States to Pass Similar Laws
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) and Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (R-VA) today introduced a bill to make it a crime for federal law enforcement officers to claim consent if they are found to have had a sexual encounter with anyone in their custody. H.R.
Washington, D.C. – Representatives Jackie Speier (D-CA), Ted Poe (R-TX), Annie Kuster (D-NH), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) today introduced H.R. 6464, the bipartisan Hold Accountable and Lend Transparency (HALT) Campus Sexual Violence Act to strengthen prevention and enforcement efforts to combat campus sexual violence.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-14) was joined by 18 of her Democratic colleagues today in sending a letter to the Department of Homeland Security demanding that DHS provide detailed information on its efforts to reunite families separated by the Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance” policy and provide access for parents and other family members to essentia
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-14) on Friday sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar demanding answers to the grave concerns raised by HHS’ use of DNA testing to reunite children taken from their families.