[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 28, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H1442]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             PROTECTING ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE

  (Ms. KUSTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. KUSTER. Madam Speaker, today, the House will, once again, vote to 
restrict access to our reproductive health care. H.R. 7 would callously 
deny coverage to comprehensive health care for millions of women across 
America.
  When women are denied the freedom to make their own personal health 
care decisions, their economic opportunities are diminished as well. 
Instead of denying tax credits to women and small businesses seeking 
affordable health coverage, Congress needs to work together to empower 
women and increase opportunity.
  We should start by passing the Paycheck Fairness Act so every woman 
deserves and receives equal pay for equal work. This week marks the 
fifth anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act being signed into 
law. Enactment of this law was a landmark achievement in the fight 
against gender discrimination, but there is so much work to do.
  Madam Speaker, Congress needs to get to work for women, not against 
women.

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