Jackie Speier Quotes

With a measly 18 percent of our Congress composed of women, the U.S. ranks just 77th in the world in terms of women in elected office, surpassed by such countries as Ezbekistan and Moldova.

Privacy isn't negotiable. It's the right of every American.

Planned Parenthood has a right to operate. Planned Parenthood has a right to provide family planning services. Planned parenthood has a right to perform abortions.

Every American has the right to feel safe in their schools, in their churches, in their movie theaters, and in their nightclubs.

If the director of the department doesn't even know what the privacy policy is, we are in trouble.

I don't know what these Republican congressmen drink that make them experts on women's reproductive health.

My life experiences have helped me to be less fearful. In politics, that has allowed me to take on issues sooner rather than later.