Tag Archives: Jackie Speier

House Dems Introduce Resolution To Ratify Equal Rights Amendment

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On Thursday, Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-14), Co-Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, and Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), Chairwoman of the Oversight and Reform Committee, unveiled a resolution recognizing that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has met all legal requirements to be recognized as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution. …

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Democratic Women’s Caucus Introduce Equal Pay Bill for National Teams

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Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.)  and House Democratic Women’s Caucus co-Chairs Jackie Speier (D-Calif.), Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.) and Lois Frankel (D-Fla.) and Vice Chairs Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) and Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas), introduced the Even Playing Field Act to ensure equal pay, investment and working conditions for U.S national …

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Congresswoman Calls On President Biden To Issue Executive Order To Identify White Supremacy As A “Critical Threat”

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In a letter addressed to President Joe Biden, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) has called on the 46th President of the United States to authorize an “executive order identifying white supremacy and violent extremism as a critical threat.” In doing so, …

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