[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H5947-H5948]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
DEMOCRATS STAND FIRMLY WITH WOMEN
(Ms. GARCIA of Texas asked and was given permission to address the
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the efforts by
House Democrats to protect women from the extreme Republican antiwomen
agenda.
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I say to my colleagues that Republicans across our Nation seek to
criminalize abortion nationwide with no exceptions, not for rape, not
for incest, and they are very determined.
But while they seek to control women and their personal choices,
President Biden and House Democrats firmly stand with women. We trust
women.
Just last Friday, President Biden signed an executive order aimed at
protecting access to reproductive health services. This week, House
Democrats are passing legislation to protect a woman's ability to
travel freely and voluntarily throughout the United States, including
for reproductive health.
We trust women because that is who we are as Democrats. We are the
party that stands by women and their human rights. We trust women.
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