[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 19 (Thursday, February 1, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H368]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              DRACONIAN LAWS IMPOSED ON THE STATE OF TEXAS

  (Ms. GARCIA of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for one minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Mr. Speaker, we are witnessing the barbaric 
consequences of the draconian laws that extreme MAGA Republicans are 
imposing on the State of Texas.
  Over 26,000 women have become pregnant after being raped since Texas 
outlawed abortion with no exceptions. Let me repeat that: 26,000 women. 
This could be your daughter, sister, cousin, niece, or mother.
  Experiencing sexual assault is one of the hardest things that a woman 
can heal from.
  Greg Abbott and Texas Republicans have made it a mission to trap 
women, destroy their plans and goals, and ultimately chain them to 
their trauma for the rest of their lives.
  No woman should be shamed for what they have been through.
  I will continue to fight for reproductive rights and make sure that 
no woman should be afraid to make the decisions that are right for her. 
I will always fight for people over politics.

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