[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 10 (Thursday, January 18, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H230]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
REPUBLICAN WAR ON WOMEN
(Mr. LANDSMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. LANDSMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss the efforts to
undermine women and girls. The majority brought two bills forward that
most Americans would reject.
One was a bill to protect misleading antiabortion pregnancy centers
that aren't required to use actual medical professionals. The second
restricts campuses from using literature that does anything other than
encourage women to carry a pregnancy to term.
These were bad bills. Instead, I encourage my colleagues to support
two bills that we will introduce next week. One, we want to prohibit
funding for those pregnancy centers that mislead women and keep them
from the medical care they need.
Two, we want colleges and universities to address the crisis of
sexual assault on campus. Instead of requiring pamphlets to be passed
out, they should require colleges and universities to report on sexual
assaults and submit plans that would end this nightmare for women on
campuses across the country.
Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to end these efforts to undermine
women and girls, and instead, pursue policies that empower and protect
all those we serve.
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