[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 21 (Thursday, February 10, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H612]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        JOBS CRISIS ON OUR HANDS

  (Mr. DEUTCH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. DEUTCH. In a time of great economic strife, Americans deserve 
more from their leaders than recycled attacks on their constitutional 
rights. Let's not deny women access to birth control and wellness care 
provided by Planned Parenthood, or the Presidential Women's Center in 
my district, or the many other providers instrumental in reducing 
unwanted pregnancies in America. Let's not levy special taxes on women 
who have never had an abortion, but pay for a private health plan that 
covers these procedures. Let's not subject any citizen to government 
intrusion in the doctor's office because of their gender.
  The retired women in my district who were on the front lines of the 
fight for equality in reproductive rights know what path these policies 
will lead us down. Let's not create a crisis in America--a crisis of 
public health, of back-alley abortions and accidental sterilization, of 
less education and more sexually transmitted diseases, of fewer routine 
screenings and more cervical cancer.
  We already have a crisis on our hands in this country--a jobs 
crisis--and in November, Americans voted this Congress to address it.

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