Political Quotes

“First, let me thank Congressman Conyers for yielding the time, but also for your very bold and relentless leadership as our ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee. I rise today as a member of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus and also as the Health Care Task Force chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. I rise in strong opposition to this bill. {time} 1600 Supporters of this bill claim that the legislation would combat sex- selection abortion and prevent the United States from becoming a safe haven for women seeking an abortion based on the sex of the pregnancy. Here we go again. This war on women continues. And this, quite frankly, is a shocking battle in this war. It really is shock and awe. Don't get me wrong. Of course we all are opposed to sex-selection abortion based on gender. That's not what this is about. This is about women's health care and gender discrimination. Let me read a paragraph from a letter signed by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and other groups: If passed into law, this bill would require that medical and mental health professionals violate doctor-patient confidentiality and report known or suspected violations of the law to law enforcement authorities. The penalty for failure to report is a fine or incarceration of up to 1 year. Shock and awe. This is a continuation of the war on women.…”