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Issue Position: Women's Rights - Women's Health

Issue Position

Date: Jan. 1, 2011
Issues: Women Health and Health Care

I am a very strong advocate for women's health issues and serve on the Health Task Force for the Congressional Progressive Caucus. I firmly support increasing funding for research on breast and cervical cancer, incidence of HIV/AIDS in women, heart disease, diabetes, and other health issues impacting women's health.

I was the lead sponsor of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Reauthorization Act, which President Bush signed into law on April 20, 2007. This legislation reauthorizes a successful program that provides breast and cervical cancer screenings to low-income, uninsured, and underinsured women. It also gives states greater flexibility to reach more women who are eligible and in need. The bill increases funding for the program from $202 million currently, up to $275 million over the next five years, allowing it to serve hundreds of thousands more women nationwide.


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