[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 13, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5980]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   VULNERABLE WOMEN WILL BE HURT MOST

  (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. Madam Speaker, I rise in outrage that extreme 
Republicans seek to control women and their most intimate healthcare 
decisions by banning abortions. These cruel efforts will hurt the 
already vulnerable women in our communities the most, especially poor 
women.
  Madam Speaker, there are more than 800,000 women of reproductive age 
with incomes under 100 percent of poverty who live in States that 
haven't expanded Medicaid.
  These women are being left without access to comprehensive healthcare 
coverage, and now many are being stripped of their abortion rights. 
These women are less likely to access birth control, will struggle to 
receive wellness exams, and now will not have access to abortion.
  This is the vision Republicans have for America. This is what the 
rightwing wants. Well, I won't stand by quietly, and Democrats will not 
stand by quietly. I plan to fight for women because I trust women to 
make their most personal, intimate healthcare decisions.

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