[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 11, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H166-H167]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

  (Ms. PETTERSEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. PETTERSEN. Madam Speaker, I rise today because at a time when 
Americans across the country are facing urgent needs, Republicans are 
choosing to spend the first week of Congress attacking women's 
reproductive healthcare.
  This week, we should be advancing legislation to fight inflation and 
lower everyday costs for families who are struggling to make ends meet. 
We should be passing measures to improve our education system and 
address our dire workforce shortages.
  Instead, Republicans are doubling-down on their assault on women's 
reproductive freedom, even though the vast majority of Americans 
believe that women should have the right to choose.
  I came to Congress to make a meaningful difference in people's lives 
and fight against extremism just like this.
  The people of Colorado's Seventh Congressional District sent me here 
to ensure these personal decisions are kept between women, their 
doctors, and their families, not Members of Congress.
  Just like I did in the State senate, I will not stop fighting until 
all Americans have control over their own bodies, their own healthcare 
decisions, and their own lives.

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