[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 4 (Thursday, January 7, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H115-H116]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             MARCH FOR LIFE

  (Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, yesterday we made history. For 
the first time, Congress put a bill on a President's desk to defund 
Planned Parenthood, an organization that puts its financial interests 
ahead of women and children. More than that, Congress is investing in 
women's health by redirecting this funding to organizations that don't 
take innocent lives.
  In Michigan, there are 20 federally qualified health clinics for 
every single Planned Parenthood location. Let's eliminate funding for 
Planned Parenthood and invest those dollars in federally qualified 
health centers and rural health clinics. This will ensure that women 
receive high quality medical care while protecting the life of the 
unborn.
  West Michigan and the Second District of Michigan are home to 
passionate and dedicated pro-life organizations in Grand Rapids, 
Holland, and the Tri-Cities area, and Muskegon, Newaygo, and Mason 
Counties.
  Later this month, hundreds of thousands of Americans, including many

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from west Michigan, will be marching in their hometowns, as well as in 
Washington, D.C., as they honor the sanctity of life. I look forward to 
joining them.

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