39 Quotes by Jackie Speier

He has the responsibility to meet with the president and make the case. People want to know why California continues to be the ATM for the rest of the country.

He has the responsibility to meet with the president and make the case, ... People want to know why California continues to be the ATM for the rest of the country.

Labor has only as much influence as the Chamber of Commerce.

I think it?s one of the most under-utilized constitutional offices, ... I want to change that. I want to turn that office into the guardian of higher education.

I think this is the best way to deter high-risk offenders -- including sexual predators -- from committing new crimes because we will know where they are if it happens.

It is important for us to be able to meet and greet the people that we serve. And if we start having police presence everywhere we go, it's going to create a chilling effect on discourse, and it creates an incredible assault on the democratic process.

People have a right to surf the Web without Big Brother watching their every move and announcing it to the world. The Internet marketplace has matured - and it's time for consumers' protections to keep pace.

We need affordable childcare and paid sick leave so workers don't have to choose between their health and their livelihood.

We must start to treat climate change as what it is - a threat to United States security. And we must not delay.