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Speier proves quick study on Capitol Hill
August 17, 2008 | San Francisco Chronicle - Sunday, August 17, 2008
Caution tends to be a defining trait of new members of Congress. "You go along to get along" is one of its venerable mantras. Freshman Rep. Jackie Speier has shown a willingness to go along when necessary. But she also is willing to shake things up.
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Newcomer to Congress Speier unafraid to rock boat
August 04, 2008 | San Jose Mercury News
SPEIER DIDN'T GO TO SIT SILENTLY
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Speier seeks national speed limit to save gas
July 11, 2008 | San Francisco Chronicle
Congress is searching for ways to address rising gas prices, and one Bay Area lawmaker thinks she's found one: Lower the speed limit on highways.
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New Career on the Hill For Survivor of Killings
May 30, 2008 | Washington Post
Of all the comebacks on Capitol Hill, Rep. Jackie Speier's ranks among the most unexpected. Her first stint here, 30 years ago, nearly killed her.
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Honoring vets past and present
May 28, 2008 | San Mateo Daily News
"There are no words I can offer to lighten their burden or make their mission any less dangerous," said newly elected U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo, the event's keynote speaker.
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Speier's first weeks a whirlwind
May 27, 2008 | San Mateo County Times
Jackie Speier's 58th birthday was memorable, not for any celebration or family gathering but for how it underscored the new world she has entered as a rookie congresswoman.
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Speier wins seat on banking committee
May 23, 2008 | San Francisco
The Bay Area's newest lawmaker, Rep. Jackie Speier of Hillsborough, got her first committee assignment Thursday: the House Financial Services Committee, which could give her a powerful perch to continue her push for new consumer privacy laws.
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Mortgage crisis tops Speier's concerns
May 13, 2008 | San Mateo Daily Journal
Newly elected U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo, marked her first 30 days in Congress with a town hall meeting and residents expressed their concerns about the mortgage crisis, health care and foreign affairs.
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Speier to talk about first month in Congress
May 09, 2008 | Daily News
Rep. Jackie Speier will hold a town hall meeting this morning in Daly City to talk about her first 30 days in office since she won a special election last month that sent her to Washington.
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Interview: Jackie Speier, Former Red Cross Youth
April 01, 2008 | American Red Cross
Last fall, I had the exciting opportunity to interview Jackie Speier, a longtime public servant and current congressional candidate. Ms. Speier is also a Red Cross volunteer -- and she started her career as a youth.
