OFFICIALS LEGISLATION INTEREST GROUPS PUBLIC STATEMENTS COMMITTEES VETOES

Providing for Consideration of Establishing a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce

Floor Speech

By: Judy Chu
By: Judy Chu
Date: Oct. 7, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Women Reproduction

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Ms. JUDY CHU of California. Mr. Speaker, here we are again with Republicans attacking women and Planned Parenthood on the House floor. But now the attacks are taking the form of yet another politically inspired committee.

As with the Benghazi committee, Republicans are not seeking out truth or better policy. Instead, they want to use taxpayer-funded resources for a political witch hunt.

Here are the facts: Abortion today is protected by our Constitution, and we have found no wrongdoing by Planned Parenthood so far in the three House investigations that are already taking place.

Another fact: Planned Parenthood helps women. Every year Planned Parenthood provides 2.1 million patients with family counseling and contraception. They are trying to prevent unwanted pregnancies from occurring in the first place, something that my Republican colleagues should support. Let's not use lies and edited tapes to unfairly color and bring down this organization. We should be better than that.

Mr. Speaker, I oppose this committee. I urge my colleagues to vote ``no.''

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