On the recordJuly 15, 2022
I was horrified when I heard about the plight of a desperate Houston woman. She was 1 week pregnant beyond Texas' 6- week abortion ban, and with four children already, she knew she was not in a position to have another. So she packed her husband and four children in a car and drove over 22 hours and over 1,500 miles to my district in Pasadena, California, for her abortion. Texas' law forced her into a situation no family should ever have to face, and the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe has made conditions far worse. H.R. 8297, the Ensuring Access to Abortion Act of 2022, will ensure that every American has the right to travel to seek abortion care. Madam Speaker, we will not give up in this fight. We will not go back.
