[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11044-11045]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  THE NEXT CHAPTER IN THE WAR ON WOMEN

  (Ms. TITUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. TITUS. When the majority leader announced a list of bills that 
the House may consider over the next few weeks, I was disappointed to 
hear that, in July, instead of focusing on significant challenges that 
face our Nation, House Republicans will begin the next chapter in their 
war on women.
  We may consider, we heard, appropriations bills and another farm bill 
that would have drastic cuts to vital programs like SNAP and WIC that 
disproportionately devastate low-income women and families.
  We may, yet again, vote on legislation to repeal or gut the 
Affordable Care Act, which has provided millions of women with access 
to preventive care and ensured, finally, that being a woman is not a 
preexisting condition.
  What's equally troubling is what we didn't hear, what's missing from 
the list. Where is a budget to replace the sequester, which is 
prohibiting access to lifesaving programs for victims of domestic 
violence?
  Where is legislation to create jobs, put Americans back to work, and 
strengthen economic opportunities for the middle class?
  And where is the Paycheck Fairness Act to finally ensure that women 
get equal pay for equal work?
  I say we need another list.

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