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Committee Republicans will continue to stand up for religious freedom and oppose policies that disrespect and diminish the faith of any American.

Those who cherish religious freedom have noted that elections have consequences and those consequences are being manifested in today's hearing.

The Do No Harm Act undermines a law that has served to protect Americans from religious discrimination for 25 years.

We take an oath to uphold the Constitution. Maybe she took a different oath.

I must be honest, today's proceedings have disheartened me.

And thank you for that question and that reminder that as Justice Alito said in the Hobby Lobby decision, businesses are not run in a vacuum, they are run by people, people of faith, people with deep religious convictions.

Vast opportunities for people of faith are now going to be snuffed out because rather than being able to go to court and seek relief, those doors are going to be shut to them under the Do No Harm Act.

We have a responsibility as lawmakers to defend and protect the United States Constitution and the American people above all else.

That is not what RFRA is about. RFRA is not about denying anything to anybody except the freedom of religion.

RFRA is not about denying healthcare to women.

RFRA protects peoples' religious freedom.

RFRA has never been used that way, and if anyone attempted to, they would lose because the government has a compelling interest in eradicating discrimination based on race.

The attacks on Title X and on the ACA's contraceptive mandate and on ACA's anti-discrimination protections are an attack on the civil rights of millions of Americans.

No religious contractor should be subject to the same thing. They should all have equal access.

If anything, it takes away from freedom from the millions of women who need lifesaving care.

I am concerned that the Trump Administration's rulemaking which will allow health providers to deny care to pregnant women will only exacerbate the maternal mortality crisis that we are facing.

That is why my colleague, Congresswoman Underwood, and I founded the Black Maternal Health Caucus just a month or so ago.

Many on this committee are too familiar with the alarming statistics on maternal mortality in this country.