[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 114 (Thursday, July 14, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4980]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          UNFINISHED BUSINESS

  (Ms. LOFGREN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, here in the House, the majority decides the 
schedule. Right now, that is the Republicans. We have met for 74 days, 
and now we are leaving until after Labor Day. It is unbelievable.
  What haven't we done?
  We have not closed the loophole to prevent gun violence or passed a 
bill to keep from selling assault weapons to people on the terrorist 
watch list. That is incredible. Maybe some people aren't surprised 
because of our suspicion that the NRA owns the Republican Party.
  What is even more astounding is the lack of funding for Zika. We 
passed a measure that was half of what was requested not by the 
President, but by the Centers for Disease Control, the scientists. We 
turned our backs on their request and, incredibly, put into the measure 
a requirement that you can't provide birth control.
  Don't you think that women who are facing the Zika virus and who want 
to postpone pregnancy because they don't want to have a child who is 
disabled should be able to get birth control?

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