[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 6, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H28]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  OPPOSING CUTS TO PLANNED PARENTHOOD

  (Ms. LEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to H.R. 3762, 
the Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015. 
It really does just the opposite.
  Not only does this bill represent Republicans' 62nd attempt to repeal 
the Affordable Care Act, but it is yet another ideological attack on 
women's health care. It would defund Planned Parenthood for 1 year, 
preventing millions of women from accessing critical healthcare 
services, such as cancer and STI screenings and contraceptive care.
  In 2013 alone, Planned Parenthood provided healthcare services to 
more than 800,000 Californians and provided more than 93,000 pap tests 
and 97,000 breast screening exams.
  Although Planned Parenthood centers make up only 10 percent of all 
publicly funded family planning centers, they serve, mind you, 36 
percent of clients who obtain care from the family planning center 
network.
  Denying access to healthcare providers such as Planned Parenthood 
will harm the communities that need these services the most, including 
low-income women and women of color.
  Enough is enough. Mr. Speaker, this afternoon will mark the 11th vote 
to attack women's health care this Congress. It is past time for 
Republicans to end their attacks on Planned Parenthood and recognize 
that they are really harming women by denying them these badly needed 
healthcare services.
  I hope my colleagues will vote ``no'' on H.R. 3762 and really begin 
to look at what they are doing in terms of the freedom of women to make 
their own decisions and to really access the vital healthcare services 
that they need.
  Again, this reconciliation act does nothing to reconcile healthcare 
services, which women desperately need in our country.

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