[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1475]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING FUNDING

  (Ms. CHU asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. CHU. So far the Republican majority hasn't created a single job. 
In fact, they haven't even put a jobs bill on the House floor. Instead, 
they are focusing on partisan priorities that just don't help the 
country come out of this recession. Instead of putting people back to 
work, they are restricting women's reproductive rights.
  Next week they will gut Title X funding for family planning. This 
Federal money is a critical health care safety net for women around the 
country. It has helped improve the quality of women's health, given 
women free choice, and also saved lives. Title X helps low-income women 
afford Pap smears and STD testing. It helps reduce unintended births 
and abortions. And who doesn't want to do that?
  It's month 1; and instead of working on the economy, they are working 
to limit women's personal choices. Instead of doing the bidding of 
ideological extremists, let's join together and address the real needs 
of the American people--jobs.

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