Jackie Speier: “They need to be looking at outside sources to come in and talk to them about that, experts on disparity.”

I thank the gentlewoman for her powerful comments. On top of everything else, we passed one law which was the Hyde amendment, that said you can't use Federal funds for medical abortions, so Medicaid was not made available for that purpose…

We must restore local control to the community.

Do you think that this is going to discourage women from serving in the military?

It pains me, as I am sure it pains many of us, to hear these stories, but they are real stories.