[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 61 (Tuesday, May 17, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: May 17, 1994]
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                       WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Mrs. LOWEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. LOWEY. Madam Speaker, health care reform is critical to the 
women of America. For far too long, our health has been neglected, and 
our families have suffered.
  We face a historic opportunity to correct past inequities in women's 
health care--an opportunity we cannot afford to miss.
  That is why I am so pleased to support the benefits package being 
considered by the Education and Labor Committee. My colleagues on that 
committee, including Congresswomen Mink, Unsoeld, Woolsey, and English, 
and Chairman Williams, have worked hard to craft a package that will 
restore fairness and sensibility to women's health care. There can be 
no doubt that it will improve women's lives, and save health care 
dollars.
  I want to note just some of the expanded provisions that are so 
important to women and their families:
  Comprehensive mammography screening that will ensure women access to 
this vital service;
  Annual PAP smears and pelvic exams with no cost sharing;
  Family planning visit with no cost sharing;
  Expanded coverage of contraceptive drugs and devices;
  And improved benefits for our children.
  Madam Speaker, the task before us is great. The potential benefits 
are tremendous. We must seize this opportunity to ensure health equity 
once and for all.

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