[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 28 (Monday, February 28, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E333]
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             FULL-YEAR CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2011

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                               speech of

                          HON. MARTIN HEINRICH

                             of new mexico

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 17, 2011

       The House in Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union had under consideration the bill (H.R. 1) making 
     appropriations for the Department of Defense and the other 
     departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes:

  Mr. HEINRICH. Mr. Chair, I rise today to object to the amendment 
submitted by Mr. Pence, which would deny Planned Parenthood health 
centers federal funding for family planning services, HIV testing and 
counseling, programs to prevent infertility, and breast and cervical 
cancer screenings.
  The Pence amendment would cut off millions of American women from 
their only source of primary care. One in five American women has 
accessed health care at a Planned Parenthood health center. In 2010, 
Planned Parenthood of New Mexico provided 1,995 Pap smear tests and 281 
breast exams. Services such as these save lives.
  Instead of focusing on the issues Americans are most concerned about, 
House Republicans are targeting women's health care programs and 
women's health providers under the guise of deficit reduction. These 
proposals do nothing to improve the economy, they will result in job 
losses, and they will cut off millions of American women from their 
only source of primary and preventive care. At a time when more and 
more women and families are facing difficulties in accessing health 
care due to increasing costs and a struggling economy, members of 
Congress should be doing everything they can to ensure that women have 
access to the health care they need and the trusted providers in their 
community.
  I urge my colleagues to vote against this amendment.

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