[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6626]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    TAX PENALTIES ON WOMEN'S HEALTH

  (Ms. RICHARDSON asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. RICHARDSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to 
H.R. 3. This deceptively titled legislation is nothing more than an 
assault on women's access to health care.
  If enacted, this legislation would severely curtail women's access to 
reproductive health care services. What would it do? It would impose 
tax penalties on women. It would narrow the already restrictive areas 
that the Hyde amendment has dealt with. And further, what I find most 
alarming, it would attack the coverage for Federal employees, including 
women who serve in the military. Where is all of our applause now?
  The Hyde amendment clearly states that no taxpayer dollars are to be 
used for abortion care and has narrowly provided exceptions that state 
for rape, incest, and health complications that arise from pregnancy 
which would put a mother's life in danger. Are we against that?
  I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this bill resoundingly, ``no'' 
on H.R. 3.

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