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What Sara Jacobs said, and what was done

U.S. Representative, California 51st district · Democrat

9 statements quoted from the Congressional Record, each cited to the page it is printed on and set against this member’s recorded votes.

What was said, and what was done

2026-07-21

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027

Remarks What was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here.

House floor · Congressional Record, July 21, 2026, p. H5004

What was said

“Mr. Chair, I don't believe that 435 Members of Congress should play pretend doctor and try to decide the medical care of servicemembers or their children that we have never met.”

Sara Jacobs, Congressional Record, July 21, 2026, p. H5004

Remarks in the Congressional Record of July 21, 2026.

Set against the record

No vote is matched to this statement. What it refers to is named in the summary.

2026-05-20

MOMENT OF SILENCE IN HONOR OF VICTIMS OF SHOOTING AT ISLAMIC CENTER OF SAN DIEGO

Remarks What was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here.

House floor · Congressional Record, May 20, 2026, p. H3663

What was said

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart to honor the lives of Amin Abdullah, Mansour Kaziha, who went by AbulEzz, and Nadir Awad who were murdered at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday, a holy day in the final and most sacred month of the Islamic year.”

Sara Jacobs, Congressional Record, May 20, 2026, p. H3663

Remarks in the Congressional Record of May 20, 2026.

Set against the record

No vote is matched to this statement. What it refers to is named in the summary.

2026-03-26

END CRUEL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AGAINST KIDS

Remarks What was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here.

House floor · Congressional Record, March 26, 2026, p. H2759

What was said

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because our country has normalized something that should never be normal: locking up kids. Under the Trump administration, ICE has detained thousands of children, many of them under 5 years old.”

Sara Jacobs, Congressional Record, March 26, 2026, p. H2759

Remarks in the Congressional Record of March 26, 2026.

Set against the record

No vote is matched to this statement. What it refers to is named in the summary.

2026-03-04

DIRECTING THE PRESIDENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 5(C) OF THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION TO REMOVE UNITED STATES ARMED FO

Remarks What was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here.

House floor · Congressional Record, March 4, 2026, p. H2406

What was said

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as a voice for my generation and for my community in San Diego, the biggest military community in our country.”

Sara Jacobs, Congressional Record, March 4, 2026, p. H2406

Remarks in the Congressional Record of March 4, 2026.

Set against the record

No vote is matched to this statement. What it refers to is named in the summary.

2025-09-10

STREAMLINING PROCUREMENT FOR EFFECTIVE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY AND NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCA

Remarks What was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here.

House floor · Congressional Record, September 10, 2025, p. H4179

What was said

“Mr. Chair, as you all know, President Trump has already kicked out transgender troops from the military, despite the fact that they are willing and able to serve and despite the fact that it will cost billions of dollars and decades to recruit and train their replacements.”

Sara Jacobs, Congressional Record, September 10, 2025, p. H4179

Remarks in the Congressional Record of September 10, 2025.

Set against the record

No vote is matched to this statement. What it refers to is named in the summary.

2025-09-10

STREAMLINING PROCUREMENT FOR EFFECTIVE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY AND NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCA

Remarks What was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here.

House floor · Congressional Record, September 10, 2025, p. H4191

What was said

“Mr. Chair, the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid account empowers the U.S. to be a global first responder, advancing our humanitarian goals and strategic interests at the same time.”

Sara Jacobs, Congressional Record, September 10, 2025, p. H4191

Remarks in the Congressional Record of September 10, 2025.

Set against the record

No vote is matched to this statement. What it refers to is named in the summary.

2025-05-07

FUNDING FOOD AID FOR MALNUTRITION

Remarks What was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here.

House floor · Congressional Record, May 7, 2025, p. H1887

What was said

“Mr. Speaker, I thank Congressman Magaziner for championing this issue and fighting to address the malnutrition of millions of children around the world. Every year, about 45 million young children worldwide suffer from severe malnutrition.”

Sara Jacobs, Congressional Record, May 7, 2025, p. H1887

Remarks in the Congressional Record of May 7, 2025.

Set against the record

No vote is matched to this statement. What it refers to is named in the summary.

2025-02-12

MIDNIGHT RULES RELIEF ACT

Remarks What was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here.

House floor · Congressional Record, February 12, 2025, p. H659

What was said

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the Midnight Rules Relief Act, which would strip away the robust debate, careful deliberation, and transparency our democracy requires when considering the repeal of long-established Federal rules.”

Sara Jacobs, Congressional Record, February 12, 2025, p. H659

Remarks in the Congressional Record of February 12, 2025.

Set against the record

No vote is matched to this statement. What it refers to is named in the summary.

2025-02-12

MIDNIGHT RULES RELIEF ACT

Remarks What was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here.

House floor · Congressional Record, February 12, 2025, p. H659

What was said

“Get ready for these lists of conflicts of interests because it is long: anything related to national security, the aerospace industry, transportation and highway safety, biomedical technology, artificial intelligence, peer-to-peer payment systems, workplace safety and workers' rights, and data privacy.”

Sara Jacobs, Congressional Record, February 12, 2025, p. H659

Remarks in the Congressional Record of February 12, 2025.

Set against the record

No vote is matched to this statement. What it refers to is named in the summary.

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