[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5665]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      NATIONAL WOMEN'S HEALTH WEEK

  (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of 
National Women's Health Week.
  Our goal this week is to empower women to prioritize and to take 
charge of their health. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, women can 
access preventative care for little or no cost, but there still are 
concerning gaps in women's health.
  One out of four women reports not visiting a doctor because of the 
cost, and nearly two out of three women in America die from chronic 
diseases like diabetes, heart disease, cancer, which is why women need 
quality, affordable, and accessible health care.
  Protecting and improving the health of American women is one of my 
top priorities in Congress. I fought to insert language in the annual 
defense bill to ensure that our brave servicewomen and female veterans 
have access to adequate health services that fully address their 
specific medical needs, including preventative care and infertility 
treatments.
  We have seen increasing attacks on women's health in Congress. So it 
is important, more than ever, that we ensure women's access to 
contraception and to their constitutionally protected right to choose.

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