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Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011

Floor Speech

Date: Feb. 17, 2011
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Reproduction

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Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. Mr. Chair, I rise today to express my opposition to the Pence amendment and efforts to eliminate the Title X family planning program.

Title X funding has connected millions of American women with essential health care since it was created forty years ago.

Given that federal funds, including those provided through Title X funding, are already banned from being used for abortion service, the real impact of this proposal is that over 5 million Americans will lose access to health care services--including important preventive care, such as cancer screenings, annual exams, and contraception.

This is a time when we should be focused on creating jobs, helping middle-class families, and encouraging innovation, not restricting access to health care for millions of Americans.

Thank you Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to oppose these efforts to eliminate Title X funding.

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