[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 97 (Tuesday, June 11, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H4397]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Case). The Chair recognizes the 
gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Lujan) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. LUJAN. Mr. Speaker, I am here to speak on the importance of Title 
X Family Planning programs and to condemn the Trump administration's 
misguided efforts to prevent patients from making fully informed health 
decisions.
  This week, the House will begin to reverse years of deep funding cuts 
to this vital program, a slash-and-burn approach that has had drastic 
impacts on the health of women and families.
  Consider this: 7 years of Republican cuts left 1.2 million without 
access to proper care.
  This is shameful.
  I am proud to have led, with the support of more than 190 of my 
colleagues, the effort to urge the Appropriations Committee to include 
$400 million for the Title X Family Planning program in fiscal year 
2020.
  Nearly 4 million people struggling to make ends meet, including 
people of color, LGBTQ people, immigrants, and people in underserved 
rural communities, receive care at Title X centers.
  We must support the health of millions of Americans by supporting 
Title X and preventing States from discriminating against potential 
Title X providers.

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